NEW ALBUMS
ANDREW HUNG
Raw analogue realness from Fuck Buttons co-founder
Devastations LEX
7/10
On extended sabbatical from symphonic electronoise duo Fuck Buttons since 2013, Andrew Hung has kept busy with multiple soundtracks, collaborations and side projects. Rooted in lo-fi post-punk technoprimitivism, Hung’s second solo album is a DIY affair on which he performed and produced every note himself as well as painting the sleeve artwork. On impassioned synth-rock howls such as “Promises” and “Brother”, his unpolished vocals invoke the ragged vulnerability of vintage Ian Curtis or Marc Almond. Meanwhile, “Battle” is an artfully dishevelled neo-kraut chugger and “Goodbye” an agreeably wonky blend of analogue bleeps with anguished confessional. Knowingly retro without succumbing to arch pastiche, Devastations mostly sounds raw and heartfelt.