Both affiliates of London's Curl collective, grunge enthusiasts Alpha Maid (aka Leisha Thomas) and Mica Levi have shared a collaborative new EP in spresso. The low key release landed yesterday and sees the pair exploring visceral textures with instinctual vocals. Located at the centre of the EP, 'plasticine' is its longest offering, at just shy of 2 and a half minutes. Anchored by a sliding guitar loop that explores sludgey chord changes, trudging beats add a restrained sense of heaviness, instantly triggering a slow head bang, which encourages you to lean in to 'plasticine's lilting lo-fi landscape. Bringing seminal touchstones (like Nirvana's Bleach) bang up to date, spresso is an unapologetically gnarly release from two contemporary visionaries. -Holly Mullineaux