Crucial Track for January 3, 2026

"Harik - حريق" by SANAM

#365songs (3 / 365)

A new one, from Bandcamp's end-of-year "essential listens" shortlist. Usually when I'm thinking about putting this album on it's so I can hear the beginning of this first song, the most arresting minute or so of music that I've heard in years. The kind of vocal performance I've only heard in a Pharmakon track but with the noise dial turned from 9 to 1 and with a more agreeable semi-experimental rock music instrumental. And then the rest of the song is great, and the rest of the album is great, but that first minute... whew.