My Disco: Severe

Chances are you’ll be waiting for a big moment – a final pay-off – before realising all too late that it isn’t coming; therein being what is ostensibly the point. As such, it’s not something you’re immediately going to enjoy or even quote-unquote ‘get’.

That’s never been My Disco’s endgame, and that’s certainly not about to change – especially with a name like Severe. It’s a long, winding and murky LP that introduces itself with a gruelling eight-minute slither across a two-note bassline and emphatic, walloping tom hits. Certainly, there are moments on the record that were never going to work regardless of context – the nothingness of ‘King Sound’ springs to mind – but tracks like the pulsing ‘Careless’ and the intense ‘Our Decade’ will slowly but surely work their way into one’s subconscious.

At the very least, Severe is an LP that commands presence. My Disco continue to challenge and fascinate with their every move, and although Severe’s never going to sit right with everyone that comes across it, it’s worth investing in. You never know.