Thalia Zedek Band – Eve

Another prime mover from the late 80s US alt scene faces down middle age with with fire in her belly and her creativity undimmed. Zedek remains best known for her work with Boston's Come, and while their legacy doesn't quite reflect their unique and often unsettling dismantling of indie rock forms, the band's former frontwoman has remained active since their split over a decade ago.

Eve is a collection of upfront confessionals that fuses guitar, bass and drums into a hellfire brew. Zedek's guitar and her rasping vocals can still lift the hairs from your arm; there are few artists whose commitment to performance is so absolute and fearless. This time around, it's the longer tracks that hit the hardest. On the eight-minute Not Farewell, Zedek and her group feel their way out of a strummed, whispered intro before all hell breaks loose, and the result is beautiful and terrifying. Long may she rail.