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Jun 16, 2021Present Tense is yet another unusually powerful invitation to savour a few abominable maledictions by these wicked vagabonds.
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Jun 16, 2021FACS knows how and when to apply the exact amount of pressure to engage pain points and pleasure centers.
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Jun 16, 2021Present Tense seems like a very good but somewhat straightforward Facs album until the last two tracks. The band took a more experimental approach to writing and recording that stands out on "Present Tense," where backward drums and cryptic observations ("all life remains kneeling in love") take on an almost spiritual dimension that feels equally ominous and optimistic, and on the brilliant closer "Mirrored," which brings the album full circle by adding a metal-tinged doom to the heaviness the band hinted at on the opening track "XOUT."
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UncutJun 16, 2021Ultimately it’s this balancing between considered atmospheres and rattling noise that gives Present Tense such a sharp bite. [Jun 2021, p.25]