I was late to the game and first heard of Minneapolis’ darkwave trio Autumn last summer with “Catacombs,” their first single from their upcoming album “Songs About Dying” being one of my top five singles for last year. So I was all revved up to hear their latest opus, which left the nest on Monday. From the onset I was highly enamored of the accomplished vocals of Julie Plante coupled with the churning guitars of Neil McKay. What would their latest offering be like?

This time we got a completely different angle as the intro unleashed the drum machine and the organ-like synths for a subtle and low key handful of bars until the point where the guitars and Ms. Plante plunged deep into the dark, swirling waters of the song. Her vocal an impressive lower register until the pulsating synthesizers heralded the full-bodied roar of her powerful delivery. With tattoos of rhythmic hi-hat adding whipcrack emphasis to the discipline of the tempo.

It’s all a little more relentless and motorik than “Catacombs” was, but with an equally complex middle eight melody from the band that after two singles, I would now recognize as their sonic footprint. Elsewhere, the swirling eddies of the band’s penchant for potent countermelodies earns our continued respect. By single number two the trio had their hooks deep into this Monk. I’m ready for that album to happen this year. Have a listen yourself, below.

If you don’t want to wait there’s always the download of the new single at Bandcamp for your modest dollar investment in your choice of resolutions up to uncompressed 24/48. A small price to pay for such velvety lushness. DJs, hit that button!

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