Complex layers of aggression and longing define the subtly shifting tones of Death Lust, the debut album from Chastity, a band whose sound is rooted in hardcore but reaches for much more. Death Lust, it's a concept album charting an arc from despair and isolation to community-minded conviction, with songs logging sonic references to scenes and genres like shoegaze, noise rock and hardcore.

Like: Metz, Pissed Jeans, Greys

FCC 3, 8

Play: 1, 2, 5, 7

1.Come (2:30) Psychedelic atmosphere and unexpected string arrangements.
2.Suffer (4:20) Loud energy around captivating melodies.
3.Scary (2:19) Aching melancholy melodies.
4.Children (2:30) A wall of feedbacking guitars and drums blaze and crackle brightly.
5.Heaven Hell Anywhere Else (3:44) A brooding riff that gradually builds with intensity.
6.Negative With Reason To Be (2:00) Punk attitude to match for an angry and blistering barrage.
7.Anoxia (2:10) Adrenalized blasting punk song.
8.Choke (2:11) Classic post-punk onslaught of riffs and beats.
9.Innocence (4:20) Repetition that holds the song back more than others.
10.Chains (5:42) Sludgy, the track flickers from uncertain to angry in an instant.