Donna Allen – “Telescope of Heart”

Over the course of their last few releases, Chronophage have steadily become a favorite around here. The band’s wounded New Wave and post-punk crystalized on their eponymous album from 2022 but even ardent fans may have missed the 2023 lo-fi follow-up from songwriter Donna Allen. The confessional tape slipped out in the early months of that year and now it gains an unexpected sequel. A bit more buttoned down than its predecessor, Atom-ic Citizen of the Dying Empire feels like a kindred spirit to Chronophage’s latter day work, but retains a loose connection to Donna’s diary-entry debut. “Telescope of the Heart” hooks into jangled ‘80s pop with a grander sweep, slipping knots around Athens and Dunedin and pulling them into a tight embrace. The new album is out January 31st from ever/never.
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