Witchy songstress and master flautist, Margot Day, is back with her project, Metamorph, for a brand new album. Formerly of the goth rock band, The Plague, Margot takes her incredible voice to new heights on "Hex". Definitively more focused on danceable, club-friendly beats, "Hex" is most certainly not wanting for Margot's gothic rock roots. Opening track, "Veridia", is a bass heavy call to arms, complete with a chant of "power up, warrior up" and a wicked flute solo. "Witchlit" is a synth heavy romp, with some wonderfully distorted guitars to help drive the ambience of the song into territories that bands like The Birthday Massacre call home. Title track "Hex" and lead single "Woo Woo" are both upbeat and dance-worthy incantations of love and lust, and the magic that surrounds the romance of it all. The second half of the album leans toward darker themes, and is reflected in the composition of the music. "Raining Roses" is a New Romantic revival, with Margot's voice intertwining beautifully with the solemn synthesizers. "Broken Dolly" sees Margot's typically seductive voice take a sinister edge, accompanying the dark and dirge like instruments as we take a journey through a tale of hurt and heartache. "Whore Spider" is a tale of revenge and empowerment, with classical elements of industrial providing the soundscape and canvas for the story to be spun. We are then treated to 3 remixes from some very talented names. Assemblage 23 and Moris Blak each take turns with their audio alchemy, reshaping "Woo Woo" into their respective images, while Grendel takes on "Veridia" effectively turning the track into a sure fire club night anthem. Staying true to the name, Metamorph brings us something drastically different from the last release, but it is still something that is distinctly her own, proving that Margot Day is a force of nature that is not to be trifled with.
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