Disintegration: Shiver in a Weak Light 12″

The first full-length release from Clevelands Disintegration brings their intricate circuitry of nocturnal synthwave and noise-saturated post-punk to a new plateau. Sharper, leaner, and more involved than the material on their first EP, Shiver in a Weak Light is a huge step forward in terms of production, atmosphere, and overall construction, with singer/synthesist Haley Himiko turning in stellar vocal performances, guitarist/vocalist Noah Anthony and bassist Christopher Brown moving in lockstep, and new drummer David MacCluskie adding clatter and thump to the gridded framework the band architects and then dismantles on every song. The album roves between shadowy dream sequences and slow-motion shatter, drawing a dark and futuristic sound thats sometimes familiar, sometimes confounding, but always captivating.

Listening closely to the web of sounds on In Your Diary reveals a series of unlikely turns and transitions; like the brittle guitar li