Madrugada
The Nightly Disease

THE REVIEW

I want to open yet another chapter in the musical history of this amazing band from distant Norway that has made a name for itself even beyond national borders, namely the Madrugada, a stunning psych-acid combo that mixes typically '60s sounds with some leanings towards the dark '80s.
Acclaimed in their homeland, they are yet another example of how the international market is broadening its horizons, no longer rewarding only Anglo-Saxon or American musicians.

This work from a good 4 years ago fully reflects the atmospheres and colors of the cover (Black-Purple): listening to them, I feel suffocated, as if transported into a smoky and filthy venue, a cross between Tom Waits, Morphine, and Nick Cave; the dark, the night, the fog, the discomfort.
Rough vocals, guitars that only color or hammer like in Lucy One, and a bass that traces the dark atmosphere. Among the strongest tracks are Sister and Black Mambo (the opening track).

An album that dares more than the previous "Industrial Silence" and clearly surpasses the subsequent "Grit" and will delight genre lovers and young dark personalities seeking revenge. There is no need to waste more words on this work, just listen to it and savor the veiled and smoky atmospheres it manages to evoke.