black dresses
the band black dresses is a project made by ada and devi together. this is where i first discovered them a few years ago. i heard of them first through er,m .. an amino post.. where a certain music artist (ghost and pals) was being compared to black dresses so i went to listen to one of their songs to see what they were talking about. i listened to their song dreams come true and i fell in love immediately.. that song is still so perfect, i love it so much ^_^ it was also at like 4am too, so i went to bed and i was so excited to listen to more of their stuff and the next day i immediately started listening to their first album WASTEISOLATION.
a personal note about black dresses, i am so thankful for this band, they have helped me a lot and their music is so uplfiting and helps me understand myself. i'm sorry that all the music i love is like. the ways it connects to mental shit and trauma and i talk about it all the time but that's what i love about music because it feels so personal to so many people and helps us feel understood in a way. and that's one of the things i love about black dresses and ada and devi in general! i feel very grateful to them. their music is what picks me up at times i feel hopeless and objectified and like i'll never move on. they are what helped me realize i am a victim and my situation is much worse than i'd realize. it's what helped me unveil these feelings i had to feel and their albums remind me that i can get through this and i can move on and there's hope and maybe i'll feel better and blah blah blah.
WASTEISOLATION
WASTEISOLATION is black dresses debut album, where they describe "what it's like to be a trans woman in an antagonistic world", but i also assume there are deeper themes besides that, like the effects of child abuse, isolation, rage. black dresses usually also provides with this, a hopeful, cathartic tone. i listened to this album at the darkest times of me dealing with the same issues. i am extremely grateful for this album.
this album was recorded inbetween 2017 and 2018, and it was created completely over twitter dms.. (so silly) their first cover (paper planes by M.I.A) was published on Lethal Poison for the System, and devi released one of their songs under one of her project albums (if i remember correctly?) and was then taken off when WASTEISOLATION was officially released on april 13, 2018. the sound of the album is described by industrial pop and is inspired my noise music.
i love this album because you can tell it's the first album they made, and it's still raw and abrasive. i love that they put their whole hearts into what they make, couldn't ask for anything more. i love the episodic structure in most of the songs, because a handful of songs go from noisy and angry into this.. i dunno, beautiful fearful arrangement.. like for example, the song wiggle..this album has the perfect atmosphere it feels so grotesque and abrasive and it is so pretty. my favorite song from it HAS TO BE SLITHER. it is the most perfect prettiest closing track. i love it i love it. the beautiful narration at the start .. this song is so personal obviously and i love it i feel it in my brain. i love rook's voice in it i think i'll explode if i listen to it right now. .
thank you
thank you is black dresses second album, released on february 5th, 2019. this is a glitch pop, industrial pop, noise album. i loved at first, then didn't like it very much, but now i love it again.. structurally, it may be very strange, i think that it takes a while to warm up to. however, this album is a perfect representation of like.. anxiety to me. it feels so loud and sudden and jerky.. in a good way when you get used to it.this album actually feels exactly like a mental breakdown and being anxious in a bad place i have no other way to describe it. some of the songs sound off and can sound a bit jarring but i love that in albums like these because you could just describe it as like.. Hey, That's My Brain. just random and weird and out of place. HARMLESS is one of my favorite songs from this album, it makes me feel like i'm going to explode when it gets to that part.. that song is literally perfect i have a lot to say about it.. rook is so amazing at conveying emotion through her voice. that song describes the anxiety of abuse so perfectly like, the beginning feels like when you have to be around your abusers and you have to do something but it makes you so anxious. and just.. breakdown .. i love ada's voice in it sooo much i don't know why but it makes me so excited in this song.
ok i guess i should talk about the rest of the album not one song. i feel liek you either love or hate this album. it's better if you listen to the whole album rather than listening to a song from it. i don't know if id show this album to someone.. but to ME i love it. i just know it's not something that could be of other's tastes. if you looked at the album from a lens unlike mine, and not interpreting it as like.. a mental representation..
LOVE AND AFFECTION FOR STUPID LITTLE BITCHES
LOVE AND AFFECTION FOR STUPID LITTLE BITCHES was released on august 1st, 2019. it has elements of electro-industrial music, electropop, chillwave, industrial metal. this album has themes of love and friendship through pain, identity, being trans etc. i think this is one of their best albums.. or it is one of my favorites. it's so sweet, and nice and so full of love. i recommend this albumfor a first listen from black dresses. it's so nice and raw and it makes me cry thinking about it! this song is one of the most melodic albums they have made i believe. the staring track STATIC is one of my favorite song by black dresses ever i think, as well as MUSIC. some of these songs feature more noise and industrial elements, and can be even scary to listen to when you're used to the melodic sides.. and some of the songs are sweet and silly. i don't know it's still serious and delves into dark themes but it feels like a nice warm hug. this is one of the best produced and consistent albums made by these two.. it is incredible. i heavily recommend it.. it feels like home .. also side tangent the album cover i love the album cover the art on it is adorable and so good whoever the artist is i love them. looks exactly like the album sounds. this album provides more surface level hope through the pain.. it provides the most aggressive kind of love it's so ugly it's beautiful
PEACEFUL AS HELL
generally, this album is more accessible than the other albums. it introduces more pop elements. it has a wonderful consistency throughout. this album features themes about friendship, being trans, autism, and more.. i think when you feel rejected by society this is the perfect album to listen to, to feel understood and to understand the world through a different eye .. this album really does lift me up, it's very fun. it took me a while to have a liking to this album, but it really is one of their best.
FOREVER IN YOUR HEART
FORGET YOUR OWN FACE
