Evans The Death - I’m So Unclean

Do you know that sensation you get when you’re suddenly jarred from stillness by that feeling of falling, even when no danger of any form is present? It’s an oddly terrifying yet fleeting lack of control that takes hold for those few seconds. Evans The Death tap into that moment and eke out two and a half minutes of plummeting, with short-lived plateaus of slight calm before everything dives downwards once more.

Their latest single, ‘I’m So Unclean’, has the five-some reeling from some unrevealed situation that leaves the taste of dirt in the mouth of lead singer Katherine Whitaker, tastefully announcing her filthy status with a voice that feels, all at once, worried, apathetic and angry.

The guitars and beat recall early 90s art rock, all jagged edges and surprisingly sudden exclamations and pauses. Speeding along with the rush and bustle of a band on the charge, Evans The Death certainly seem to have embedded themselves in the 90s revival but utilise the captivating tones of their lead lady and an angular approach to stumble ever so slightly away from the shoegaze glut that has taken the spotlight. Wherever they land is still undecided but their target could be somewhere bright and flashing.