My Lunch
Self-Released, 2023
8/10
The Italian post-punk outfit CRM (Customer Relationship Madness) return with a sophomore album, where psychedelic and electronic ideas are present across 9 exciting and animated tracks.
“Interference” opens the listen with a warm beat and a soundbite, as the 7+ minutes buzzes with bright synth from Francesca Ronconi and Luca Palazzi’s expressive vocals, and “Buy” follows with a spacey feel amid the thumping drum machine and Francesco Degli Innocenti’s swirling guitar.
“My Lunch” and “Mirror” land in the middle, where the former offers a strategic, dense feel that’s got some sci-fi appeal to it thanks to Gianpaolo Rosato’s bass skills, while the latter floats with a dreamy, cinematic quality that segues into darker textures.
Close to the end, “Vanity Wheel” carries an almost jazz feel thanks to the mesmerizing piano and brass sounds, and “Jesus’s Back” exits with a truly unique formula of glowing synth, hypnotic guitar and loud drums for the fascinating finish.
A highly creative effort, CRM use industrial, New Wave and noise-rock to their advantage, too, as each track here is meticulously executed.
Travels well with: Wolf Eyes- Dreams In Splattered Lines; ERYRX- Psychological Projective