From the very first beat of Fall Apart, anyone familiar with Pumarosa can tell that a transformation has taken place. With a fast drumnbass inspired tattoo beating urgently beneath a sawing riff and a wide, synthesised expanse, this is a dramatic evolution from the bands more guitar-driven debut, The Witch. Digging deeper into electronic influences ranging from Aphex Twin and Autechre to old jungle tunes, the shock of Fall Apart mirrors the irreversible shift in Pumarosas own circumstances: shattering diagnoses, new beginnings and a strange optimism - the promise of what can be built only after total annihilation - all fed into a record that feels like an exhilarating affirmation of life.