They/Live - Ablation (2020)

Named after the 1988 John Carpenter sci-fi/action film, They/Live pays passionate homage to artists of that era, like Kate Bush and the Cocteau Twins, using ethereal synth lines, intricate drum patterns, and haunting vocal layers to build complex, dystopic scenes. In They/Live’s universe, a vulnerable female character finds power and offers hope despite the ominous landscape of the future, despite the pain of her oppressive past—Mower’s precise soprano voice urges, “Yes I know the pleasure’s not enough… if you let me I’ll lift you out of the darkness.”