Wish You Were Dead

Scheer: "Wish You Were Dead" (Son Records)

The debut effort from this Derry band is a curious mix of whimsy and portent, with frail female vocals all but swamped by doom-laden guitars. The overall effect is that of a Goth Cranberries, and if that sounds like your cup of lilac-scented hemlock then I trust you know the way to your local record shop by now.