Opus Kink – The Sweet Goodbye
- Opus Kink’s debut turns live-show chaos into a compelling album.
- Eclectic arrangements accompany themes of anxiety, love and self-doubt.
- ‘Crucify!’ and ‘Peckham Nocturne’ are notable highlights.
Opus Kink’s debut album, ‘The Sweet Goodbye’, is presented as a vivid extension of the Brighton six-piece’s energetic live shows, combining jazz, punk, folk and prominent horn arrangements. The review finds the record teasing, passionate and unpredictable, balancing celebratory, theatrical music with lyrics about anxiety, fractured modern life,…