New Music Critique: Austin Spence

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Contact: subgenrerecords666@gmail.com

Web: austinspence.bandcamp.com/album/sect-of-the-triple-six-demo

Seeking: Film/TV, Booking, Label

Style: Darkwave/Goth

Austin Spence’s “Sect of the Triple Six” unfurls like a fog-drenched darkwave dirge—slow, brooding, cinematic. It’s challenging to tackle such an immersive and atmospheric style, and in the end, it’s a touch too unvaried; the songs vulture-circle rather than soar, lingering in similar moods without much contrast. The eerie restraint works in moments, but without melodic evolution or dynamic peaks, it risks monotony. Still, the vision is clear—he’s cultivating a world, not just a sound. With more melodic variation and structural tension, Spence could transform that haunting murmur into something fully spellbinding.