Cindytalk: The Crackle of My Soul (Editions Mego) - CD originally released November 2009

Having recently endured the cinematic version of Cormac McCarthy's celebrated novel 'The Road' only a few nights ago. I can safely say that this uncontrollably bleak work from Scottish punk-rockers turned noise merchants Cindytalk would easily sit alongside Nick Cave's sparse soundtrack. In their lengthy history they've had close connections to the Cocteau Twins and on certain tracks you can totally hear the association; as if Liz Fraser was trying to battle computer detritus with piercing vocals. The jarring jolt from icy ambience to gentle piano to spoken word doesn't always work and whilst I cant profess to seeing myself returning to this album much. Their next few releases for Editions Mego should yield ever more creative exercises in isolation.