The Church | Seance | Album

Released in 1983, Séance remains the most polarizing and misunderstood masterwork in The Church’s vast catalog. Serving as a sharp, brooding detour from the bright, jangly neo-psychedelia of their 1982 breakthrough The Blurred Crusade, this third studio effort traded radio-friendly hooks for a dense, gothic atmosphere. Driven almost entirely by the singular, esoteric songwriting of Steve Kilbey, Séance prioritizes texture over clarity. It delivers an ethereal, dark-pop experience that feels simultaneously trapped in its era and entirely ahead of its time.

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