The second full length release from Edinburgh purveyors of electronica Sacre Noir, Sinking Into Darkness, is a bluesy multi layered gloomy electro pop record, which sees glitchy beats and lush sounds all brought together by haunting centrepiece vocal from Carrie Beattie.
A lush layer of feedback is slowly built on as a haunting vocal and a glitchy beat come in on ‘2nd Transmission’ before the album sets off with attention grabbing lead single ‘She Can’t Take It’, a synthy electro pop number enhanced by Beattie’s hauntingly cool vocal.
‘A Song For Departed Lovers’ provides a dreary, smooth number that follows the same hauntingly cool vibe without hitting the pop draws of the single.
‘Can’t Find My Truth (In Someone Like You)’ is easily another single, with it’s croaking beats, teasing guitars and CB’s catchy sing-along vocal hooks, contrastingly closer ‘Run The Closing Titles’ is almost a lullaby, as the vocals are only joined by twinkling keys to provide a calming close to the record.
While it’s not one that’s going to catapult these guys into massive popularity it’s a smart and encouraging record which toys with ethereal soundscapes, industrial tones that could easily capture the imagination of anyone who has that touch of darkness in them.
Whether beautiful (‘Où Est L’arrêt Pour Moi’), catchy (‘She Can’t Take It’) or dark and sultry (‘It’s Too Late Now’) there’s plenty to offer anyone on Sinking Into Darkness, Scare Noir are an act that can play with lust and power and combine them into something heartfelt.
