Carpenter Brut – ‘Leather Terror’
Of all the progenitors of that cult-of-neon we call synthwave releasing new records this season, Carpenter Brut may well be the most highly-anticipated. The slasher-inspired icon of the genre has never been one to be satisfied with standing still for too long, with his last full release ‘Leather Teeth’ moving away from the Lovecraft-inspired brutality of ‘Trilogy’ in favour of a perceived lighter, more dance-heavy soundscape. Yet in continuing the story of plucky young mass murderer Bret Halford, ‘Leather Terror’ ends up becoming Brut’s Terminator 2: a sequel album that redesigns, refines, and expands on its predecessor while staying true to its concept’s roots. The result is the perfect soundtrack to a night of violence, and with a host of perfectly picked collaborators, it makes for the ...