Apse-a-lutely great

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THE meandering musical meddling of American band Apse has found an individual feel on Climb Up, which should see them on the rise.
As you would expect from a group who have been lumped into genres as disparate as ambient, heavy metal, shoegaze and punk over the course of four EPs and a debut album, their sophomore release's sound is hard to pin down.
A dense, atmospheric, muscular mixture of trip hop, rock and folk, led by primal vocals and driving basslines, Climb Up is one worth picking up.