Review by Geoff Topley via Echoes and Dust
There’s no escaping it, Atlanta’s Blis. owe a lot to Nirvana. From the baby/aquatic imagery on the album cover to the crunchy modern day grunge of their super strong debut album No One Loves You, released via Sargent House. Further expanding the wide range of sounds that label brings to us, this album is possibly an unlikely companion in the back catalogue of heavier acts. Having said that, there are occasions on this album where the guitars pack an incredible hefty thump and the swings between lighter moments and darker hues often take you by surprise. The (excellent) press release that comes with the album puts this more eloquently than I can manage by informing “it’s an album of a band that’s lived a lot of life, exploring sonic realms that on the surface, should not go together, but manage to find cohesion.”
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