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The soundscape of Sun Don’t Shine transcends using darkness as mere backdrop; it confronts us with the beauty of melodic and aesthetic decay born from the union of these four figures. Kenny Hickey’s resonance is not merely rooted in doom heritage—instead, it carries philosophical defiance in its raw and unpolished notes. Kirk Windstein’s guitar triggers an endless sense beyond conventional structure; the heavy tension buried beneath his guitar tones reawakens primal echoes in the listener. Johnny Kelly and Todd Strange’s rhythm does not build an imposing wall of time; rather, it signals a precarious balance liable to collapse at any moment, reflecting the fragility of existence.
This ensemble keeps only shadows of old bands in the background; their true focus is an outright rejection of fixed nostalgia and monotony. Surface textures yield disorder and at times a deliberately abrasive discomfort, while beneath this lies a rebuilding shell—a philosophically faithful embrace of “imperfection” and “rawness.” The traditions stretching from Black Sabbath to The Beatles short circuit here, merging doom and melodic rock legacies at the threshold of a new musical imagination.
They opened the door with “Cryptomnesia,” blended melancholy aesthetics with noise in “Dreams Always Die With The Sun!” and finally shed the burdens of their musical past with “The Promise Song,” cutting through remnants of yesterday to the ruthless brightness of today. Their forthcoming album on Corpse Paint Records promises to hang the “uneasy beauty” of their music like a collective subconscious in the sky.
Sun Don’t Shine carries the necessity of confronting time and identity naked, like a philosophical proposition shadowed in their melodies. Their essence lies in intimacy and sporadic darkness, breaking free from artificial harmony. With “The Promise Song” video, we hear not only the echoes of old bands but the construction of a new voice both in form and essence. ✪