angelic milk is the stage name for Sarah Peresphona, who is based in St. Petersburg, Russia. Her music has been known for fusing springy pop with succinct pop. A member of the Saint-Brooklynsburg collective, Peresphona honed her sound with the help of like-minded musicians. Teenage Movie Soundtrack is her proper debut for the Swedish label, PNKSLM, and the first batch of songs since 2014’s PALE.
Peresphona plays the “darkest bride” on the opener “Tie Me Up”. For a track that’s about the darker side of young love, it manages to stay bright with gritty guitars and a few drops of pop. When the cowbell drops, the band goes into an aggressive yet bubblegum mode of grunge, as Peresphona calls for restraint at the refrain. The muscular “Ripped Jeans” the nastiest sounding angelic milk track to date. Ripping with feisty guitars that chug in tandem with the boisterous rhythm section, it’s a bit of a warm throwback to the 60’s west coast.
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