London-based trio Girls In Synthesis have today released a brand new stand-alone EP, Die Leere, via Hound Gawd! Records. Following on from their second full length, The Rest Is Distraction, the Die Leere EP sees the band strip back some of the atonal, noisy elements of their sound and replace it with an intense sparseness, a glassy clarity an added melodic touch. The band’s trademark tribal drums and driving bass are still present, alongside warped, deathrock-influenced modulated guitar figures, all adding up to a refreshing update on their truly experimental post-punk. Taking a verse each, vocalists John Linger and Jim Cubit sing succinct lines dealing with the physicality of human anxiety, and project the anguish of indecision. This subject matter leads on from the internal questioning a...