TRACK REVIEW: Labyrinthine Oceans – everyone was alive EP

everyone was alive, the new EP from Newcastle-formed Labyrinthine Oceans, soars through a grungy but heavenly soundscape, defined by dreamy melodies and loud walls of noise. Ethereal vocals flutter above it all in places, whilst anchoring it down with grit in others.

When the group aren’t floating through 90s-inspired rock, they’re shredding out impressive guitar solos on lost to the colour or smashing the overdrive in untitled. Their dreamy aura is supported by instrumental coordination between driving bass, electric guitar and rolling drum passages. Contrasts aren’t limited to being between songs either; each piece is a sonic journey in itself, building up before crashing back down to reality, forming an undulating EP exploring dark themes of depression and grief.