A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth StepAlbum number two from the alternative metal titans saw them double down on what they were really good at, crunchy crunchy riffs and sad sad feelings. With the addition of James Iha and Jordi White to the fold, they fulfilled their initial promise with uncompromising classics like Pet or their cover of Failure's lilting The Nurse Who Loved Me being the obvious standouts on a crushing release. Genre: Alternative Rock Post Rock

LP - Comes with a digital download card with bonus track 'Master-Dik (Non Beatbox Version)

and ending with Frostbite a spoken word / rap intro metamorphosis into a space rock psychedelic wig out with bassist Ewan Fitzgerald’s passion for analogue synths coming to the fore

the three have harnessed their expansive artistry to make music that is profoundly emotional

and all with the accomplished ferocity and memorable melody the band introduced on their debut

James’ Aunty Liss headed down to their practice space after walking her dog and asked if she could sit in on drums

until they felt it was a completed piece

Recorded between shows in Dijon and Dunkerque during the bands 2023 tour

The HIRS Collective rely on an ethos of de-individualization

and our future

Each track plunges one further into a Hadean dreamscape

is the follow up to the Leeds band’s critically-acclaimed debut record The Overload which arrived in January 2022

their 12th long-player