Highly recommended. Previous album on Transylvanian Recordings was truly brilliant. Looks like it's OOP. Conceived in 2016 in the depths of San Francisco, False Figure exploded onto the Bay Area's burgeoning modern deathrock scene as a loud and driving three-piece. Distinguishing themselves with tribalistic tom beats and screeching guitars a la Killing Joke, this became the hallmark of early releases as swirling feedback gave way to drippingly saccharine melody. Toying with a dichotomy of tension building verses only to be released by lush melodic choruses. Andres Ruiz's haunting vocals blend together a rich chemistry of melancholic, desperate crooning alongside harmonious guitars. 2022's release Castigations, saw the band take a step towards traditional gothic rock and further from traditional punk sounds while retaining their own alchemy. Now the band releases its newest iteration, departing headfirst into luscious early dream pop ecstasy while maintaining a deep beautiful melancholy radiating throughout the record. With influences from the French cold-wave scene, Spain's La Movida and British shoegaze, this newest release includes an entirely new line-up with Kevin DeFranco (Super Unison, Boy Problems) on second guitar and Kienan Hamilton (Cartilage) on bass explore a deeper concept of what modern post-punk could sound like.
