Eddy Current Suppression Ring Shapes and Forms EP
Melbourne’s EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING return with Shapes and Forms, their first release since 2019. For a band not exactly known for prolific output since forming in 2003, three new tracks feel like a genuine event. The production maintains their lo-fi garage rock foundation but sounds slightly more fleshed out than past releases, with Brendan Suppression’s characteristically flat vocal delivery cutting through the mix just fine. The tunes are all mid-tempo head-nodders, and I think there’s a melodic quality running through them that continues the evolution that we saw on All in Good Time—still tight and jangly, but not on the edge of a nervous breakdown. There’s also a cover of CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN’s “Oh No!” that fits surprisingly well. Released on black vinyl with sleeve variants in red, green, blue, black, and yellow for the collectors among you.