Muziekweb warned about (2015) that it is not a happy album. This also applies to Civic Jams, where Darkstar (Aiden Whally and James Young) take a closer look at their hometown and look at how politics and culture influence this place and vice versa. Important questions that Whally and Young asked themselves were: what effect do we have on our environment and how can we feel comfortable in a
… politically strangled environment? Once again the pair investigates society in an introspective way, with viscous electronics and influences from shoegaze and UK rave. The basses are heavy and crawl slowly, while Whally's voice wraps around the music like a veil. That has a dreamy effect, while at the same time the walls come towards you. (JvQ)more
