IOX by LA Timpa

Though mass-produced, major label, radio-friendly music often purports to dig deep into honest introspection, it’s fundamentally profit-driven, contrived nature always comes out in the wash under further scrutiny, with these seemingly personal songs typically serving more as marketable escapism than personal exorcism. On the new experimental release IOX by LA Timpa, demons visciously haunt every attempt at straightforward indie pop, with the record’s unique mixing style placing the singer in the far background as ominous, atmospheric noise dominates the center. These songs begin with every intention of serving up a consumable, sing-along indie banger, with vocal hooks, catchy riffs, and crisp drums all biting at the bit to execute a clean performance. However, the speaker’s gnawing, terrifying inner thoughts squash every attempt at escape, sucking every sound into its oppressive gravitational field, distracting each instrumentalist into inadvertently taking strange, almost swung deviations from the main tempo. No intention escapes trauma and the disorganized personal response that follows, making this sort of nebulous, terrifying experiment the only true representation of this all-consuming discomfort.