tropic of cancer: the sorrow of two blooms

repress on clear vinyl with the original picture sleeve, edition of 500. Tropic Of Cancer is the L.A.-based duo of Camella Lobo and Juan Mendez (Silent Servant). "A Color" is a soaring cold wave anthem, wailing synths and dead-eyed vocals riding an insistent, minimalist drum pattern that channels Stephen Morris, Mo Tucker, and early Cure. "Temporal Vessels" invokes Hannett's gloomiest productions. With shades of Nico, Cocteau Twins, and the finest '80s dream-pop, "Dive (Wheel of the Law)" takes up the entire B-side.