After a productive run of albums for
Erol Alkan
's
Phantasy Sound
and
Mute
,
Daniel Avery
surfaced on
Domino
in 2025, first as part of
Demise of Love
, an industrial-inspired alternative dance project in conjunction with
James Greenwood
(
Ghost Culture
) and
Sydney Minsky-Sargeant
Working Men's Club
). The record was mixed by
Alan Moulder
, famed for his work with
Nine Inch Nails
the Smashing Pumpkins
, and it revisited the type of hard-edged '90s alternative style that soundtracked the artists' formative years.
Avery
's first full-length for
Tremor
, continues exploring these roots, along with fellow mixing engineer
David Wrench
FKA twigs
Caribou
Erasure
). Though he hinted at shoegaze-like textures on his first album, 2013's
Drone Logic
, here he fully dives into more atmospheric songcraft, while still retaining a base in clubby electronic music production, even if these aren't straightforward club tracks. Several guests from various alt-pop, indie rock, and punk spheres help
out, giving each song a distinct personality while fitting in with the album's hazy, after-hours vibe. After the glacial, cinematic ambient intro,
Cecile Believe
processes bittersweet feelings over the slow-rolling pulsations of "Rapture in Blue." "Haze" is a dead ringer for
Curve
-style industrial noise-pop, with churning guitars and scowling synths backing
Ellie Rowsell
's sweet, strong vocals. The track segues seamlessly into the acid-stained downtempo industrial pop of "A Silent Shadow," featuring
bdrmm
. The magnificent "New Life" places
yunè pinku
's caramel-like vocals over crashing Amen breaks and gorgeous synth vistas.
Alison Mosshart
of
the Kills
adds an extra snarl to the harsh and sinister "Greasy Off the Racing Line." The gorgeous dream pop tune "The Ghost of Her Smile" (with
Julie Dawson
NewDad
) starts out gentle before drowning in a noisy gale of guitars. The slow, crushing breaks of the
yeule
-featuring "Disturb Me" tap into the same dark trip-hop energy as certain tracks from
Evangelic Girl Is a Gun
.
Walter Schreifels
Quicksand
Rival Schools
guests on "In Keeping (Soon We'll Be Dust)," which has the album's heaviest shoegaze guitars, but also pauses for reflective moments, particularly focusing on the lyric "it's only raining in your mind." With
establishes a singular form of distortion-doused electronic rock which dwells in a nocturnal landscape, letting deep-seated emotions rise to the surface. ~ Paul Simpson