Record Review Friday
I wanted to take a moment for reflection, and to appreciate the music being released during the pandemic, an incredible feat on its own, and what better way to do that, than on Fridays? (fun fact: records used to be released on Tuesdays.) This week's Record Review Friday, is dedicated to an album that was released in two parts, a Side A and a Side B (a nod to the vinyl record), by electronic duo that goes by the name Blaqk Audio . Blaqk Audio, founded by Jade Puget & Davey Havok in 2006, are known for their dark, lush lyricism, paired with driving melodic beats and pulsing synth. Image Credit: Blaqk Audio Beneath the Black Palms , with Side A being released on July 28th, and Side B on August 21st of 2020, is a record that holds a completely different sound than Blaqk Audio's previous works. While it does carry similar electronic synth and a familiar sound only really akin to the work of this duo, there are elements within this record that feel unfamili...