Los Angeles doom trio Faetooth return with their sophomore effort “Labyrinthine”, a record that carves through emotional fog with equal parts heaviness and introspection. Building on the mystical weight of their 2022 debut “Remnants of the Vessel”, the new album plunges even deeper into themes of grief, memory, and the messiness of personal growth.
The band has just dropped a new single, “White Noise”, offering a first glimpse into the album’s labyrinthine depths. The track leans into their signature mix of crushing doom and airy mysticism, a fitting preview of the emotional terrain still to come.
Staying true to their self-described “fairy doom” sound, the band—Ari May (guitars, vocals), Jenna Garcia (bass, vocals), and Rah Kanan (drums)—blend elements of doom, shoegaze, and grunge into something dense but emotionally accessible. “Labyrinthine” doesn’t offer easy answers or tidy resolutions. Instead, it invites listeners to get lost in its textures and moods, wandering through a maze where understanding doesn’t come from escape, but from confronting what lies at the center.
The album balances fantasy with emotional realism. Where one moment shimmers with restraint, the next crashes with distortion. It’s an intentional kind of disorientation—tender, intense, and thoughtfully constructed. The mythological reference in the album title isn’t about slaying a beast, but facing one that feels all too familiar: buried memories, unresolved pain, and the strange comfort of sadness.
Rather than seeking catharsis, Faetooth make space to sit with uncertainty. “Labyrinthine” is less about answers and more about the questions we carry, especially the ones we don’t know how to ask out loud.