pouring water in the dark by rose cherami is an eerie noise-ish album by the self-proclaimed “spell stutterer.” Amidst warped instrumentals, this short but powerful album features raw vocals with the ability to cast spellbinding nets on innocent passerby. rose cherami explores the edges of new goth and psychedelic noise, introducing an experimental siren-folk quality while cranking the overdrive to 10; this creates an abrasive and estranging effect, which keeps the listening ear in a state of constant intrigue, aching for that afterbuzz resolution. The track “selfesteem” is a literal play on this defamiliarization concept, as the artist recontextualizes The Offspring’s Smash hit from 1994 into new weathered terrain (and not without a clamor).
