Kinghorn Unleash Post-Punk Shoegazing Bangers in “Kinghorn” EP

I fucking love this EP. There, I said it. For anyone who craves the destruction, extremity, and experimentation of grunge and post-punk, Kinghorn will hit that spot hard and good. Pairing with the melancholy dreamfulness of shoegaze, Kinghorn evoke so many different feelings and visual imageries in this project.

Screaming of a storm, the album opener “Now Is All We Need” is a statement and a declaration of what they are capable of doing. “1:30 Am” taps into loneliness and depression with a speck of introspection. The soundscape starts to change and develop further in “Black Sea,” where it surpasses personal emotions into something grand and impressionistic. The track brings out a very unique quality where the vocals and the instruments have all smashed into the mixture of a canvas. “Sadless” instantly contrasts “Black Seia” in a fresh and unapologetic manner. It turns into the struggles and conflicts that are still raw and sharp.

“I Am Now” turns to noise and impressionistic industrial experimentation where the chaotic, flickers of sounds fly in the wind, indistinctive at first, and then a blurry scream or a distant note started to emerge, and then the percussion slowly recalls the order. “I Am Now” is undoubtedly an immersive track in this EP.

“Death Secrets” and “Pariah” take on a darker built-up spiraling inwards and land on an emotional high with post-rock aesthetic in “Drugs.” Kinghorn saved the best to the very last. Captivating and haunting melodies with the constant ring of fast stroke electric guitar passage. “Drug” is one track that you definitely don’t want to miss in this album.