Catherine Elmsโ album Bring In The Wild is a bold, dark, and intoxicating dive into shadow work set to an alt-rock backdrop thatโs equal parts cinematic and visceral. Right from the opening riff of โBrutal Heart,โ those heavy, building guitar lines give way to thunderous drums, and her voice, clear but edged with tension, cuts through like a spotlight in a storm.
The verses have this matter-of-fact delivery, almost as if sheโs confessing over coffee, but when the chorus hits, her voice soars and tightens, echoing against the blaze of the band. The lyrics are blood and bone, from โI think Iโm poisonโ to โIt was just this brutal heart,โ she owns every jagged contradiction without flinching.
Then thereโs โSinister,โ which slithers in with tense whispers over an ominous soundscape of low snarls and distant growls. It gets under your skin without raising its voice. It plays out like a nightmare chase scene, all pacing menace and sharp imageryโnails breaking, ankles scratchedโuntil the mood shifts and she stands her ground. Itโs an eerie victory, not the Hollywood explosion kind, and itโs all the more powerful for it.
โI Wantโ changes gears completely as her vocals come fast and urgent, marching over glittering piano and thudding beats before softening just enough to lure you in. But halfway through, the track unravels into this glorious chaos, guitars grind into distortion, the density swells until itโs almost unbearable, and she screams right through the haze.
Listen to Bring In The Wild by Catherine Elms on Spotify.
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Review by: Naomi Joan