1 CD
Bad Suns sound – dreamy 1980s pastiche flanked by Stratocasters through cranked Vox amps, pulsing synths, and palpable rhythmic energy – that endeared listeners to the band in the first place, and their fourth LP, “Apocalypse Whenever”, uses that musical foundation as the jumping-off point for their next evolution.
Conceived as “the soundtrack to a movie that doesn’t yet exist”, the 13-track album, helmed by longtime producer Eric Palmquist (MUTEMATH, Thrice) at his Palmquist Studios and the band’s North Hollywood rehearsal spot, is more conceptually rigorous than anything they’ve ever attempted – but no less compelling or accessible. Their disparate influences don’t just offer “Apocalypse Whenever” an expanded palette of sonic choices to color Bad Suns’ airtight hooks – they help give the songs an emotional complexity that works on a multitude of levels depending on how listeners choose to receive them.