Be warned: Jinjer’s fifth album explodes from the get-go. Its opening observe, Tantrum, shortly units out its stall earlier than setting it on fireplace, a coiled spring of bile and breakbeats, illustrating a number of the classes the Ukrainians discovered touring throughout Europe with Slipknot again in 2022 within the course of. Tantrum? That’s a fucking understatement.
Not too long ago, singer Tatiana Shmayluk walked Okay! by means of the album, explaining the private demons and wonderings concerning the world which have gone into it. Amongst all this, there’s additionally a a righteous fury to Duél, partially knowledgeable by Russia’s invasion of Jinjer’s homeland, which has resulted in additional than 45,000 Ukrainian deaths. Tatiana’s lyrics historically conjure vivid imagery of each opulence and awfulness, of individuals pushed to the bounds of their power, religion and needs. Amongst these phrases, there are allusions to the devastation of the three-year battle.
On the grinding Rogue, Tatiana decries Russian President Vladimir Putin, the titular Rogue for whom ‘Amassing blood is his ambition’ and who ‘Units so mild the worth upon lives’. On Tumbleweed, she reminds the world that the onslaught continues (‘Have you ever heard of the storm that uprooted my house?’), whereas illustrating the steadfast resilience of her besieged folks (‘Wilted like a tree, replanted in particles’).
