The debut LP from Salt Lake City extremists RILE unfolds with all the doomed gravity of being pulled into a black hole. Brilliantly so. The band, originally started back in 2012 as a side-project for Cult Leader bassist Sam Richards to expunge the darkest sounds from his subconscious, always had their eyes on the darker side of life. As these six tracks play out, though, it’s evident that decade-long gestation has been used to distil their mania and misery to its potent purest essence. “Pessimist is about the defeat we feel,” Sam explains, “as we struggle to stay creative and authentic to ourselves in a world we’re losing…” Time wasted. Creativity running dry. Frustration at the futility of giving everything to spark a little light into this apathetic world. If it...