Sol.Hz

While various shorter Seefeel efforts emerged during the early 2020s, 2026’s Sol.Hz was the first full album from them in a decade and a half, a notable enough moment in the story of the now-veteran band. As ever centered in studio around the electronic musical constructions of Mark Clifford and the vocals of Sarah Peacock, irregularly featured but always key when present, it doesn’t so much start as emerge out of the quiet depths with the opening “Brazen Haze,” a sweep of feedback shimmer and haunted tones. The controlled, deep rhythms that have so often been key to Seefeel are fully present in turn, with the nervous loop of “Ever No Way,” Peacock’s vocal appearance adding a sudden calm surprise, punctuated by pulsing beats like a punching bounce. Another standout on the beat front is “AM Flares,” with a tactile pattern, not constant throughout but absolute in its feeling when there, underpinning a collage of distorted vocal sounds and distant intertwining swirls. Meantime, moments of purer serenity, as when Peacock’s singing takes the lead on the gentle cascade of “Humidity Switch,” bring balm.