Suicide Disco Vol. 3 (LP 2x12")

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2LP (Gatefold + poster & download) Years of Denial return with ‘Suicide Disco Vol. 3’, a twelve-track album that brings a new level of energy into their sound. More expansive, sharper and more physical than its predecessors, it introduces richer production, stronger contrasts and more ambitious arrangements, with increased movement and musicality without losing the darkness and tension at the core of the project. For the first time, guitars appear across several tracks, pushing parts of the record deeper into Deathrock and Post-Punk. Krautrock’s repetitive Motorik pulse and dub mixology become part of the writing itself, providing a base for sharper songwriting and more developed melodic arrangements. The result is rawer and more abrasive, while still connected to Years of Denial’s electronic foundations. On the club side, their trademark powerful beats and heavy basslines remain firmly in place. EBM and Electroclash are approached through analogue and digital hardware, looking towards the future while retaining something nostalgic. The duo describe the collision as Chris & Cosey jamming with Christian Death and Public Enemy, produced by King Tubby. The writing follows the same shift. Feminism, rage, resistance and liberation run throughout, carrying the confrontational energy of punk and riot grrrl, raw expression and a refusal to conform. There is less metaphor, more confrontation, less hiding and more truth: unapologetic, instinctive and free. “Poetry is dead, just say what you mean.” Alongside that comes a rejection of romanticised suffering and the mythology of the starving artist. That story must die. But beneath the rage there is tenderness. Personal experience becomes a way of looking at wider social and political realities, with the “I” in the lyrics standing not only for the singer, but for a voice that could belong to anyone. Anger and compassion, violence and beauty, defiance and fragility exist side by side. Darkness itself takes on a different meaning here. Less an aesthetic, more a place of resistance, liberation and kindness, with empathy, solidarity and vulnerability remaining urgent even in the harshest moments. The world needs kindness. It makes the album more direct and physical, but also more human. ‘Beauty Is a Curse’ pays tribute to Marianne Faithfull and ‘Heroine’ to Nico, two uncompromising female figures who embodied artistic freedom, grace, vulnerability, darkness and disobedience, and who refused to soften their voices or compromise their identities. ‘Suicide Disco Vol. 3’ pushes the Years of Denial universe into new territory without leaving its foundations behind. No more suffering for art. No more hiding behind poetry. No more apologies.