The Voidz - Virtue (2018) [16.44 FLAC]

  Genre: Rock
  Style: Indie Rock
  Source: CD (log + cue)
  Codec: FLAC
  Bit Rate: ~ 1,000 kbps
  Bit Depth: 16
  Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz

  01 Leave It in My Dreams 
  02 QYURRYUS 
  03 Pyramid of Bones 
  04 Permanent High School 
  05 Aliennation 
  06 One of the Ones 
  07 All Wordz Are Made Up 
  08 Think Before You Drink 
  09 Wink
  10 My Friend the Walls 
  11 Pink Ocean 
  12 Black Hole 
  13 Lazy Boy 
  14 We're Where We Were 
  15 Pointlessness 

  On Virtue, the Voidz emphasize that, first and foremost, they are a band. Julian Casablancas' name is gone from their moniker, and the elements of their music -- distorted beats and vocals, virtuosic guitars and synths -- coalesce into a style that's identifiably theirs. With the help of Tyranny producer Shawn Everett, the Voidz bring some more clarity to that style, as well as a greater sense of fun. More often than on their bewildering debut, they find ways of indulging their anything-goes aesthetic without stranding their listeners. "Leave It in My Dreams" and "Lazy Boy" show that the pop skills Casablancas honed with the Strokes have a place in the Voidz's much weirder world, while the Middle Eastern disco-metal of "QYURRYUS" is equally strange and engaging. And though the Voidz are just as politically outraged as they were on Tyranny, the targets of their anger come into sharper focus. Like Tyranny, Virtue is a reminder of just how fine the line between experimental and scattered can be. It's a breezier listen than its predecessor, but the Voidz's willingness to try anything -- whether it works or not -- still might be too much for all but their most die-hard fans