Equal Unequals to Equal
White Noise Records
4 stars

Hong Kong post-rock band tfvsjs have released their first album 10 years into their musical career - and it's worth the wait.

is a cohesive, sophisticated album, even if the band's name seems like a jumble of letters. But once you know the meaning behind it, this also becomes memorable. It's a nonsense word created from the pronunciations of the Cantonese for "decadence" and "vitality", with the English "versus", in the middle, coming together to form "decadence versus vitality".

The album comprises precise, complex and tightly composed tracks, which manage to retain a frenzied, runaway feel. It undulates in mood - from joltier flurries of quick guitar work and heavy drum beats, to careful breaks and pauses and softer, more contemplative, moments. , for example, is a dizzying mixture of frenetic, upbeat guitar contrasted with more downtempo sections. Its intensity is representative of the rest of the album, with every track featuring suspenseful build-ups.