52 Hertz Whale - Present Sense Impression

In the three years since the release of their first album, 52 Hertz Whale have confirmed their reputation as one of the most riveting live acts in the region. Whether they’re playing on an open stage or in a club, the group of five plays with an intensity of their own – the audience isn’t as much drawn-in as it’s engulfed. Their music is orderly, but also wholly unrepressed, and it doesn’t struggle to connect.

Present Sense Impression takes everything that makes 52 Hertz Whale a captivating band of this rank and turns it more private. These guys were always distinctly emotional, but they have never been this disarming or // for that matter // as open to the sounds and structures of popular music. The result is more approachable and more intimate at the same time, making for a rare record that balances between openness and utter disregard for compromises.