123. SOUL VICTIM by Broken Up
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This 2020 record first landed on my radar when the initial single (‘Long Long Long’) was released in late 2019. However, it somehow slipped through the cracks until I just happened to stumble upon it again recently. Part of Italy’s own darkwave/shoegaze movement, this guitar and synth heavy album pairs a certain melancholia with driving beats. Along with the aforementioned single, check out ‘Drifting Away,’ ‘With Anyone Else’ and ‘Govinda Gopala.’