Necessary violence, necessary fantasy - DEATH SPA and the transmuted terror of "Ewwwphoria"

Necessary violence, necessary fantasy - DEATH SPA and the transmuted terror of "Ewwwphoria"

There’s a sentence buried in the track commentary for Ewwwphoria that could double as the thesis for the whole record: “the necessary violence it will take to stop it.” Death Spa‘s debut is not a healing record, unless your definition of healing includes rupture, brutal cycles, and the fluorescent rituals of escape from a burning world. It’s a purging, a splintering scream from someone who has found themselves by peeling away skin. Ewwwphoria by…