Formed in 2025, Richmond, VA-based trio Space Movies brings together members of Flesh Machine, Foresterr, and Blame Game for a self-titled debut EP that balances their heavier musical backgrounds with more contemplative songwriting. Across its concise tracklist, Space Movies makes room for both forceful rock arrangements and more introspective passages.
“May/Hem” invigorates as the album gets underway, wasting no time unveiling heavy guitar distortion and clamoring percussion amidst a hard-rocking vigor. The ensuing vocal presence exudes an airier, power-pop inflection, enjoyably melodic as the reflective guitar twangs and moody bass line intertwine. “Running around just to fantasize,” the vocals escalate into a feverish charisma, enveloping there as well, and showcasing the band as wholly capable of both introspective build-ups and culminating anthemic vigor. Ensuing track “I Look So Deeply Within Myself” compels with a consistently chugging rock demeanor, embracing hypnotic allure rather than structural shifts, and making a strong impression in its textured guitars and sturdy vocal presence.
A brisker rock entrancement shows on “Lament Configuration,” where an impactful vocal entrance — cautioning “don’t you move an inch” — melds with foreboding guitar lines, for a sound delectably reminiscent of Queens of the Stone Age. The thumping, darkly affecting “HandMeDowns” is another delight, closing the album with rumbling, menacing ardor. The sludgy guitar movements and panting percussion build wonderfully around the vocal aspects, the suave title-bearing sequence being especially enthralling alongside the memorable slabs of guitar. Space Movies is a standout rock success of an EP from Space Movies.
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