Dead Bandit - Dead Bandit (2025)

The third album by the duo Dead Bandit, comprising Ellis Swan and James Schimpl, is a sonic odyssey across vast post-rock landscapes infused with Southern gothic and melancholic hues. Guitars remain at the forefront, as in their previous works, delivering both stark, minimalistic melodies and distorted, layered textures processed with effects. The album balances fragility and density, blending ambient elements, trip-hop, dub, and post-punk influences. Tracks like “Koyo,” with its vintage drum machine pulse, or “Lucien’s Bitters,” tinged with shoegaze, showcase the duo’s evolving sound while retaining their signature cinematic and emotionally resonant style.

Tracklist:
1-1 Dead Bandit - Milk [2:11]
1-2 Dead Bandit - Weeds [2:31]
1-3 Dead Bandit - Glass [3:15]
1-4 Dead Bandit - Half Smoked Cigarette [3:11]
1-5 Dead Bandit - Miles [2:34]
1-6 Dead Bandit - Sheets [2:30]
1-7 Dead Bandit - Buttercup [2:38]
1-8 Dead Bandit - Pink [3:50]
1-9 Dead Bandit - Amer Picon [2:33]
1-10 Dead Bandit - The Bug [2:48]
1-11 Dead Bandit - Up To Your Waist [3:18]
1-12 Dead Bandit - Spidery Ways [2:37]
1-13 Dead Bandit - Koyo [3:17]
1-14 Dead Bandit - Let The Dog Decide [2:53]
1-15 Dead Bandit - Lucien's Bitters [3:48]
1-16 Dead Bandit - One Eyed [2:34]