Amyl And The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness

Amy Taylor, guitarist Declan Mehrtens, bassist Gus Romer and drummer Bryce Wilson have achieved something unique and remarkable.

Since the release of Comfort to Me, the band has seen their horizons broaden exponentially in every way. And its this attitude – bigger, brighter, smarter, sharper – thats fuelling their third album, Cartoon Darkness. Recorded with producer Nick Launay at Foo Fighters 606 Studios in Los Angeles, on the same desk that captured Nirvanas Nevermind and Fleetwood Macs Rumours, the latest Amyl offering is full of surprises. Musically, Mehrtens, Romer and Wilson have written The Sniffers most diverse album yet. It stretches from classic punk to the glammy strut of recent single U Should Not Be Doing That to the stormy balladry of Big Dreams (which is a sonic gear shift worthy of the title).

Cartoon Darkness is about climate crisis, war, AI, tip-toeing on th