On Rebirth (Feb 6th), Cartoons Can’t Die creates a sound that refuses to settle. The title track opens with a collision of guttural growls and rhythm roars between vocalists Mac Gaisford and Maria Megally. Their vocal friction becomes the foundation of a record that feels like a constant argument between order and chaos.
In “Kinslayer” and “5AM,” the music takes on a theatrical and apocalyptic presence where Dan Berber’s guitar provides a jagged base for Ryan Shepherd’s percussion. “On A Mission” allows the band to shift the weight of their sound without losing any momentum. As the record moves through “The Loss Of Something Dear” and “Bodysnatchers,” the genre-bending becomes more pronounced by layering their horror-infused imagery into the sound.
By rejecting the safety of established norms, the final track, “Godless,” leans into a sound that is unruly yet surgical.
On the album Mac says,
There’s no single genre running through it, just whatever felt right in the moment. It’s intense, sometimes weird, sometimes straight-up brutal. That’s the point, it’s supposed to feel alive.
Alive is an understatement. Rebirth is unpredictable, sharp, and vibrating with mayhem.
