PASSPORT by ВЕЩЬ / VESCH

After the series of out sound explorations, the Ivanovo-based outfit has returned to their signature art-punk cabaret in full force. Their rhythmically complex and melodically idiosyncratic compositions, led by Anastasia Klimova’s burlesque vocal performance, explore new terrain in their absurdist take on post-Soviet psychedelia and the global avant-pop discotheque. ‘Passport’ delivers a razor-sharp punch of funk-punk, mutant twists, kitsch rock, and the band's most balanced fusion of off-kilter experimentation and pop sensibility to date.

VESCH’s latest album ‘Passport’ is an absurdist manifesto on identity in an era where reality flickers like a dying neon sign. Across eleven tracks, the band dissects the modern self: a restless, shape-shifting entity caught in the crossfire of late-stage capitalism, mass surveillance, misinformation, and algorithm-driven chaos. Each song becomes a new mask, a different role, another set of fingerprints on an ever-expiring passport. In a world where identity is constantly bought, sold, and repackaged, ‘Passport’ stands as both a sharp-edged satire and a frantic, danceable act of exorcism.

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