Four years after hypochondriac marked brakence (Randy Findell) as a hyperpop innovator, the Ohio musician returns with marroW, an 18-track album released October 23 via Columbia Records. Blending alternative rock, electronic music, emo, glitch-pop, and post-hardcore, the sprawling project is both creatively rewarding and dark. Unlike hypochondriac’s frantic electronic production, distorted guitars, and intimate turmoil, marroW takes a more theatrical approach. Over its 68-minute runtime, brakence builds an unsettling sonic world of surreal imagery, fractured identities, and recurring characters, expanded […]

