There’s something about VISTA’s sound that feels inevitable. The New York City three-piece play a sonic melange of styles — the guitar-based crush of metal, the ominous synths and beats of goth, and on top of it all the soaring pop vocals of frontwoman Hope Vista. The combination is one that fans of all genres are seeing more of today, and the trio’s dedication to this sound lands them square in the middle of the fray, blurring the often rigid lines between on culture or another and creating music that aims to scratch several itches at once. The band’s latest EP, The Repair, seeks to refine this technique to a polished point. Even the calmer and more somber of the five tracks on the album are packed to the brim with brooding distortion and t...