Loading…
Loading…
Description
The Brooklyn Attractors' *Good Evil Alchemy* (2014) is a modest but intriguing entry in the lineage of lo-fi, genre-fluid indie rock hailing from the Five Boroughs. Emerging in a city that was then still digesting the shockwaves of the 2008 financial crisis, the album captures a specific moment in Brooklyn's sonic landscape-one where post-punk austerity met the lo-fi production aesthetics that would later define a generation of bedroom producers.
Though not widely distributed beyond the indie circuit, the record showcases a band comfortable operating in the spaces between post-rock, garage, and experimental electronica. Tracks like "Jamaica Bay" and "Entropy" suggest an engagement with the city's geography and its entropic social forces, while the lo-fi production style-characteristic of the era's DIY ethic-grants the music an intimate, confessional quality. Despite the title's alchemical connotations, the album eschews grandiose production techniques for a raw, textured sound that recalls the best work of bands like Low or The Apples in Stereo.
There are few documented collaborators, though the recording likely benefited from the Brooklyn collective of musicians and artists that supported each other through the mid-2010s indie renaissance. The album's limited release and subsequent vinyl reissue in 2020 suggest a cult following, if not a canonical status in critical circles. *Good Evil Alchemy* may not have conquered the charts or won awards, but it stands as a testament to a time when Brooklyn indie music was still finding its voice in the wake of its own commercialization.
For those interested in similar aesthetics or the broader context of mid-2010s indie rock, the album serves as a useful touchstone for understanding the lo-fi revival's roots in the post-2010 Brooklyn scene.
---
**Sources:**
1. [GOOD EVIL ALCHEMY | Attractors - Bandcamp](https://attractors.bandcamp.com/album/good-evil-alchemy)
2. [The Brooklyn Attractors - Good Evil Alchemy - Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/release/5770328-The-Brooklyn-Attractors-Good-Evil-Alchemy)
Please log in to edit this record.