"The second album from Port Chalmers, Dunedin band Death and the Maiden creates a shadowy world within a world; populated by melancholy melodic synth waves, dreamy reverb washed guitars and vocals that celebrate the excruciating beauty and crushing weight of everyday life.
The band - Lucinda King (vocals, Bass), Hope Robertson (guitar, drums, vocals) and Danny Brady (synths, programming) - create a beautiful depth of sound, nestled between the programmed beats, synth arpeggios, hypnotic guitars and a pulsing bass.
Continuing from their eponymous debut, Wisteria conjures dreams of love, decay. Sounding at times wispy and ethereal, Wisteria also has passages of driving, pulsing cacophony; breathing life into the dreams of the dead."
Tracklist
1. Wisteria
2. Hourglass
3. Speed of Sound
4. Ooooh Baby in the Chorus
5. River Underground
6. Duchess
7. Shadows
8. Mercury
9. Everything is Stressful