Drahla - Useless Coordinates (2019)

Leeds-formed Drahla define their own vital subset of art-rock with 'Useless Coordinates', a debut album that's as fearless as it is enthralling. The set's sharp angles, stark tones and claustrophobic textures are reflected in the album's artwork. Designed by Brown and Riggs - as per all previous record sleeves and promotional videos - the minimalist, mixed media creation takes inspiration from Talking Heads and Gang of Four album art, the work of American artist Cy Twombly, and the economical, regimented aesthetic of the Bauhaus movement. Whatever the medium, Brown's interests lie in looking beyond the immediate to the abstract and indefinable. Her lyrics are developed from observations, notes and poems, and the fragmented imagery is spliced together to disorientating effect.