Mandy, Indiana: URGH (random coloured vinyl) LP

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For Mandy, Indiana, the truth is the only way through. On their Sacred Bones debut "URGH", the four-piece are a force of uncanny nature, grafting together a record that is as much a call to action as a parlay into oblivion and transcendence. Across the ten tracks, the band interpolate their own unconventional language into a mantra for self-determination and resilience, forging a template for a brighter future before it fades to black. Valentine Caulfield - whose lyrics grapple with assault, systemic indifference, and the omnipresence of pain, while also insisting on moments of beauty and solidarity - uses her voice as a distorted instrument and a weapon, oscillating between playful and eviscerating. Although there are undeniable "bangers" (like the frazzled rap of "Sicko!" featuring billy woods), "URGH" often feels hewn with precise cinema. From bristling techno to the deconstructed feedback loops of "Life Hex", the album moves between industrial catharsis and cinematic unease, threading a tension that guitarist and producer Scott Fair describes as"a remix of itself". Though deeply personal, "URGH" reflects the violent, fractured state of the wider world.