Recording information: Lush Garden; Xenophobe Studio.

Blisters is a powerful and evocative neo-Gothic work. It makes me want to head to my local club and see the young, black-clad vamps working out to it on the dance floor. This release features multi-instrumentalist and drum programmer William Tucker (Chris Connelly, Pigface, Foetus) for a denser and more intricate arrangements than earlier recordings. Sam Rosenthal (Black Tape For A Blue Girl) contributes the instruments and programming on "Neighbor of the Beast & Rot." This piece of whispered vocals explores the vanity of ephemeral edifices. Thomas-Carlyle Ayres (Arcanta) contributes quasi-Gregorian backing vocals to the creepy dance track "A World With Tigers." ~ Tom Schulte