AUA’s debut LP "I Don't Want It Darker" is an eclectic mix of explosive krautrock-driven beats, Carpenter-esque arpeggios, and surf guitar sounds, all embedded within the darker version of a ’60s lo-fi pop record.

The band’s stoically delivered vocals emphasize that the reference to Leonard Cohen’s penultimate record is certainly no coincidence. Contributions by musicians Jörg Schumacher as well as Dominik Fink of Radare and Chris Breuer of Heads. completed...