Lorning – Other Void / Other Rooms (Digital Album – Danse Macabre Records)
After two previous singles, we finally get the debut album that contains 11 songs from the German Lorning project.
For the sake of convenience, I could say that Lorning is mainly driven by Dark-Wave and Post-Punk, but some songs venture further beyond this genre. There’s something more personal to it, where the Dark-Wave is elevated and refined with synth sounds. Some harder tracks remind me a bit of the magic of Ghosting. Towards the end of the album, the music sometimes evokes echoes of The Cure.
Sometimes dreamy, but generally dark, this is an extremely meritorious debut with some truly excellent songs. (Rating:7).
Listen to “O.V.O.R.”:
https://lorning.bandcamp.com/track/o-v-o-r
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