Mortal Primetime, Sunflower Bean's fourth album, is a well-blended mix of driven backing and captivating melodies that slithers along its runtime with style and purpose. The ten tracks offer something slightly different whilst culminating in a dreamy indie rock delight. The trio, comprised of Olive Faber, Julia Cumming and Nick Kivlen, released the album on April 25th and since that day it’s something I find myself eager to come back to.

The album opens with ‘Champagne Taste’, which gets straight down to business and hits the listener with an intense riff-driven instrumental, highlighted by the smooth vocals claiming “it’s mortal primetime”. In particular, the vocals featured throughout the album offer a clean and fresh contrast to the murkier sounds that ooze from the tracks themselves. A personal favourite of mine is the song' Waiting For the Rain’, which casts my mind to the meandering psychedelic-inspired sound of Soundgarden’s ‘Black Hole Sun’,  all while maintaining the band’s signature tone.

‘Mortal Primetime’ leaves us with the track ‘Sunshine’, which instantly makes its mark with a barrage of sludgy guitars and hazy, sweet voices. A powerful crash that never feels overwhelming, Sunflower Bean wraps up on a high that feels earned, as if we have been hurtling towards it since the beginning.

Overall, ‘Mortal Primetime’ could be the album of an ideal dark indie summer, and the haunting lyricism will hopefully leave its mark on listeners worldwide.