Algiers‘ stunning self-titled debut LP, out now on Matador, will definitely be on our Top 10 album list this year. Combustible and combative, yet deeply soulful in a way that is rarely seen in “indie” music today, Algiers is a riveting musical accomplishment by a band brimming with passion and talent. “And When You Fall” finds the group adding some very cool electronics into the mix. A whiplash tight snare and eerily resonating keys kick things off, but things really get hot when singer/guitarist Franklin James Fisher unleashes the fire and brimstone of his No Exit sermon. The visuals here are directed by Lamb & Sea, the UK-based media collective responsible for the band’s “Black Eunuch” video. Using a filmic black and white, “And When You Fall” composites images of Fisher singing, and the band playing live, over a hypnotic array of 8-bit grit.
