These Are Powers

These Are Powers

Taro Tarot EP

[3.5/5]

About a minute into “Chipping Ice,” it sounds like These Are Powers singer Anna Barie’s vocals are about to enter the spastic, fuzzed-out fray-and then they don’t. This is a recurring theme throughout the course of Taro Tarot; any time it seems the trio are about to go a certain direction, they make a sharp 180 the other way. For every punchy rhythm and off-kilter vocal charge, there’s a seismic bass groove and synthesized loop waiting around the bend. TAP clearly aren’t content with having a uniform sound; the opening track, “All Night Services,” is relatively minimal, relying on a brooding, drum-centered approach that is genuinely entrancing. If one thing is certain on this EP-and really, only one thing is-it’s that variety is the ticket. Luckily, that ticket is a winner. (HOSS) Jordan Rogowski

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