NaarmโMelbourne trio Remit have finally stepped out of the bunker literally. Their debut album Questions Unanswered, out July 11, was written in their notorious underground โconcrete bunker,โ and it sounds every bit as tense and humid as the walls that birthed it. A heady mix of rock, post-punk, and krautrock, the record keeps its foot on the accelerator, lashing out at heartbreak, politics, and the absurdities of modern life, with Simon Maisch on co-production and mixing and Don Bartley handling mastering duties.
Right from the opener, โAre You Complaint?โ Remit make their intentions loud and clear. Six minutes of thumping drums and gritty guitars underpin a thick, numb, almost detached vocal delivery, until the solo swoops in mid-track, buzzing and coiling like a live wire. Itโs no surprise the song has already crossed 5,000 plays on Spotify, its hypnotic grind lingers long after the fade. Then, skipping ahead, โTake This Pain Awayโ goes darker and heavier. Cymbals crash like breaking glass, drums rumble deep in the gut, and above them, shimmering guitar strums carve out a strange light. The vocal here is slow and anguished, dragging the listener through its weight in a glimmer of catharsis.
Then thereโs โPosthuman,โ a previously released single that, with throbbing percussion and steady, melodic guitars, hooks us, while the hypnotic, smug vocals lure the listener deeper into Remitโs bleak, sensual soundscape.
All told, Questions Unanswered is a document of noise, despair, and defiance. Check it out on Spotify.
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Review by: Naomi Joan