An eccentric post-punk art rock outfit, Cosmopolis’ wide range of influences combine into a lengthy and laborious dark odyssey on ‘Nixon Manson’. It’s a haunting track wherein the band have wholeheartedly leaned into their myriad of influences to create something ominous and shadowy. Crashing guitars, swooning arrangements that make you feel altogether bewildered and entranced, ‘Nixon-Manson’ is all encompassing. It’s the kind of hard rock song that comes across a few times, bearing with it so much intrinsic power and depth that you feel entirely transfixed and obsessed.
Delving into this record has you wholly immersed in the dark and broody environment that Cosmopolis have able to synthesize. It rides the crest of the late 60’s cultural wave – hope and possibility giving way to an evil combination of crime, corruption and military might. It’s a horror soundtrack almost, innately terrifying and horrific.