With Twilight & Resonance, New Mexico’s Blackout Transmission have given the world an album that feels timeless and undeniably original. The post-punk shoegaze collective, once rooted in the dense sprawl of Los Angeles, has traded neon-lit freeways for open horizons, and the change in scenery reverberates through every second of this mesmerizing eight-track journey. Released via Etxe Records, this sophomore effort captures the feeling of twilight in sound form.

From the first moment, Twilight & Resonance feels like an evolution rather than a reinvention. The band’s signature intensity remains intact, but there’s newfound space in the sound, like an expansiveness that has taken on their new city surroundings. The album is drenched in texture from reverberating guitars, basslines that pulse with heartbeats, and percussion that feels organic. Every instrument breathes within the mix, creating an immersive and psychedelic listening experience that’s equal parts meditative and cathartic.

Clocking in at 34 minutes, the album is the literal definition of cohesive! It’s best experienced in one sitting, the kind of record that unfolds gradually, revealing hidden layers and lyrical motifs on each listen. The production, lush but not overdone, allows the band’s intricate interplay to shine. One of our favorite things in a record is the track order and how they manage to balance the energy. Whoever was in charge of that here absolutely stuck the landing.

On the lyrical end, the band channels the tension between urban detachment and rural stillness, crafting poetic lines that actually make you think. It’s music that looks outward at vast landscapes but also turns inward, exploring the resonance of solitude, distance, and connection. The result feels like something that could soundtrack a movie.

The influences are clear, from UK-inspired shoegaze, neo-psychedelia, and darkwave, but they’re never derivative. Instead, the band revitalizes the genre with sincerity. There’s a sense of craftsmanship that demands the full vinyl experience. In fact, the forthcoming dark purple edition (pic below), featuring Jeff Holmes’ design and Jonathan Keeton’s artwork, promises to be the ideal vessel for this collection’s visual and sonic beauty.

Ultimately they’ve created a work of stunning cohesion and atmosphere, like an album that bridges the gap between post-punk urgency and mysticism. It’s essential listening for those who crave music that doesn’t just play, but transports. In a world that moves too fast, this record dares to slow down, to drift, and to find meaning in the hum between twilight and dawn.

Without all the fancy words, the record is legitimately amazing and deserves your undivided attention to really take it all in! Go ahead and click those links below to enjoy, follow along, pick up a record, and of course to stay tuned for the latest.

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Blackout Transmission finds transcendence in the desert on “Twilight & Resonance”