Friday, April 12th
Sextile’s sound has been described as post-punk and electronic rock. Their debut album featured an “occult-inspired post-punk style” that blended industrial, surf-punk, psychobilly and ambient music; the band drew influences from Christian Death, Coil, Brian Eno, The Cramps and The Haxan Cloak during this period. AllMusic critic Heather Phares thought that the record “gave death rock some new life” while featuring “descending riffs, martial beats, and outbursts that light up the darkness like flares.” Their second album, Albeit Living, marked a change in style with a synth-punk sound that was likened to the works of Circle X, D.A.F. and Chrome. Michael Toland of The Austin Chronicle wrote that the record collects “post-punk’s angular chords, synth-pop’s buzzing colors, No Wave’s brash indifference, and goth’s pessimistic glower.” Its follow-up, 2018’s 3 EP, showcased further embracement of electronics while introducing elements from EBM and darkwave. via band wiki
Club Congress | 311 E Congress | 7pm
