Every texture is an independent agent with its own membrane in the mix; percussion rubs and scrapes against your attention, while mutating synth patches burble in the periphery.
—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
Things reportedly spiral after a strange signal hidden beneath the city’s subway tunnels begins mutating the station’s broadcasts — and possibly its listeners.
When oil wells are shut in, the pressure underground can become imbalanced, deforming the underlying structure.
—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Their atoms are held together by strong chemical bonds and arranged in a stable crystal structure that resists deforming, even at extreme temperatures.
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