Ragapop turn Catharsis into a Ukrainian stage ritual with teeth

Ragapop’s Catharsis does not feel like an album casually assembled on a laptop between notifications. Released on 3 June, the Kyiv project describes a process of buying microphones and preamps, then locking themselves for a week on the stage of Le Préau theatre. That detail matters because the record’s energy sounds less like studio polish and more like ceremony. Ragapop pull from post-punk, electro folk, lo-fi electronics, noise and Ukrainian mysticism, creating music that feels physical, theatrical and slightly dangerous. The band has always seemed more like a creative family than a conventional group, and Catharsis leans into that identity. It is not simply about songs. It is about bodies in a room, voices pushing against electronics, tradition rubbing against distortion and art becoming a way to survive pressure. For adventurous indie listeners, this is one of today’s most compelling independent releases.

Source: https://ragapop.bandcamp.com/album/catharsis