My Review: Fearing - Shadows

Fearing - Shadows

Oakland has been the capital of Postpunk and Deathrock for years.

In the case of Fearing, we have a band that knows how to combine the lessons of Postpunk and Gothic Rock, a difficult and dangerous task.

Homogeneous mixtures show themselves with a wealth of ideas and powerful technique, giving their ten malignant compositions an irresistible charm: they create an addictive cinematic mode that leads one to see their steps offend the earth we don't even look at. They do, however, and manage to bring the dust they trample into these songs, mothers and daughters of a bleak predisposition to annihilate dreams. 

A resounding debut, which draws an absolute certainty into our lives: this union of musical genres is a form of abandonment that ravages the arteries, it may be because of guitars with salt on the strings, it may be because of a bass that offends life and tribal and blasphemous drumming, but in the end we will be buried by black beauty...

Alex Dematteis

Musicshockworld

Salford

19th February 2023

https://fearing.bandcamp.com/album/shadow-2