Cassyette debuted a mere three years in the past with ‘Pricey Goth’, and since then has scored assist slots with My Chemical Romance and Willow, to not point out a co-sign from Deliver Me The Horizon frontman Oli Sykes. 2022’s ‘Unhappy Lady’ mixtape showcased Cassy Brooking’s penchant for combining robust nu-metal riffs with hovering emo melodies and poppier vocal supply. The Essex-via-Brighton artist has put within the hours in each reside rooms and on-line areas, constructing a vocal fanbase and a way that she may very well be the alt world’s subsequent famous person.
Imaginative and highly effective, ‘Unhappy Lady’ set the bar excessive, from Pink-esque vocal supply on ‘Mayhem’ to one-minute screamo monitor ‘Die Hate Cry.’ Two years on, this similar versatility runs by means of Cassyette’s debut album ‘This World Fucking Sucks’, albeit with the heaviness wound down only a notch: there’s extra candid soul-searching right here than mosh-pit calling playing cards. The album tracks her expertise coming to phrases with the ache of her father’s passing three years in the past, and might help function a poignant car for anybody dealing with grief – look no additional than the courageous face she places on in ‘Buddies In Low Locations’: “We tatted on a smile / ‘Trigger we are able to by no means make up our minds.”
Pacing a 15-song LP isn’t any easy process, and ‘This World Fucking Sucks’ can sound uneven. The opening title monitor is each haunting and minimalistic, priming the listener for an infinite follow-up. Nonetheless, the marginally underwhelming one-two of ‘Say My Identify’ and ‘Ipecac’ doesn’t ship the stadium-sized hooks and melodies hoped for. ‘Go!’ is much extra impactful, its frenetic riff stealing the present alongside some outrageously excessive vocals.
The pounding techno of ‘Intercourse Metallic’ and ‘Degenerette Nation’ make for disjointed outliers alongside extra conventional Cassyette tracks ‘Sugar Rush’ and ‘When She Advised Me’, which each flip sludgy guitar riffs into wonderful refrain hooks. Right here, these digital experiments really feel mismatched with the pop-metal sound that takes form over the file; there’s an excessive amount of depth at play for them to perform as mere interludes.
‘4 Leaf Clover’ and ‘Over It’ (which appears like one other homage to Pink) assist the file conclude with some improved momentum. ‘Untouched’ is a defiant nearer, Cassyette declaring herself a survivor after the turmoil of the previous few years: “I’m nonetheless right here / You retain lacking each time / I’m nonetheless untouched”. The file ends with a showcase of the emotional energy of Cassyette’s voice, which nonetheless appears like a breath of contemporary air within the different sphere and can stand her in good stead as she continues to determine her sound.
Particulars:
- Launch date: August 23, 2024
- Document label: 23 Recordings
