Caustic Vigilance – With Plan and Intent

Caustic Vigilance – With Plan and Intent – Download/CD – 2020 – Daint Recordings – Daint Recordings 11.

https://daintrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/with-plan-and-intent

https://daintrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/demo

https://www.discogs.com/artist/8233872-Caustic-Vigilance

With Plan and Intent is the debut recording by Caustic Vigilance – there is also a demo that has been released on Daint Recordings (see link above). I assume that this is a new American PE project.

I like the immediate clarity of the vocals in this project, the lyrics can all be made out, there is no vagueness. The sound is PE, it has a bedroom noise quality that I like. The album delves into the depths of depression and suicidal ideation, so the intensity is immediate and never wavers throughout the album. There are short bursts of depressive rantings as the electronics vary in what they do, sometimes exploding, sometimes farting and churning with drawn out lyrics that spiral into anger and rage for long periods of time.

I really like the areas of depression With Plan and Intent goes into – I’d like to see how this works in a live context as it needs to be as imposing and serious as the album is, not just two dudes playing a show. The fixation with large, steel bridges is interestingand makes for good artwork. I am going to go with it and say that Caustic Vigilance have made good first steps and delivered a strong debut release - this is a good album. With Plan and Intent is available from the link above.

Coventry Soul 2021.