The Yorkshire post-punk band’s The Disappearing Act is like a time capsule, bringing some of your favourite sounds of decades past into the present. They’re songs that feel strangely familiar as they pay homage to the musicians who came before.
Beyond the sonic qualities, the lyrics confront both large-scale issues of dictatorial power and more introspective elements of solitude and loss. If these weren’t pandemic times, LUMER might be touring on The Disappearing Act right this moment.
While giving us the sounds we crave, The Disappearing Act ultimately offers a rumination on memory and longing, and the risks and reprieves that come with any kind of disappearing act.