Lynks - ABOMINATION

Trying to explain Lynks in one sentence is impossible. Actually, make that in one paragraph. Since first touching down to Earth with the sort of sugar-rush singles that immediately grab attention, everything Lynks has done has been must-see. Away from the live shows, outfits, and in-your-face anthems, though, it's debut 'ABOMINATION' that stands as Lynks' greatest challenge to date. Distilling everything that they have come to be over the past few years while welcoming what comes next, it's an album that connects all the tissues of Lynks together in jaw-dropping fashion, pointing to a modern alt-pop powerhouse that even alt-pop hasn't caught up with yet.

'ABOMINATION' is frivolous, fun, unpredictable, hilarious, infectious, tender, raw and unabashed all at the same time. What pulls it all together from its many turns and sound-pushing steps is Lynks' voice. The dark treasure chest of electro-beats that is 'New Boyfriend' can sit side by side with the hypnotic rumble of '(What Did You Expect From) Sex With A Stranger' and the chilling industrial croons of 'Small Talk' because those worlds can all exist alongside each over.

Not taking a second to sit on their laurels, Lynks combines it all with stunning and surprising results. 'Tennis Song' could easily be an early 2010s Metronomy smash, while 'Lucky' plays like a cleansing nursery rhyme ruminating on identity and gratitude. 'I Feel Like Shit' is a crunching, bubbling vat of boiling water, while 'Lynks Thinks' and 'Use It Or Lose It' are overflowing with 3am party energy. Undeniably honest, the album reads like a document of Lynks' world where anything can happen, delivered through electroclash, hyperpop, jungle, garage, and so much more.

Yet it's album closer 'Flash In The Pan' that truly rebels against any preconceptions of Lynks. A tender track that grows from a mournful ballad into a fizzing indietronic epic, complete with dream-pop vocals, it's the most ambitious thing Lynks has ever released, and it cements 'ABOMINATION' as the answer to every question you may have had around Lynks. Except what comes next - there's not a chance anyone can predict that.