Clear LP. Includes CD. Sisters Martha and Loesje Maieu are known as the spellbinding backing singers and synth players of Antwerp's Flying Horseman, but their own band, Blackie & the Oohoos, remains their main focus. And they've perfected their haunting dream pop with Lacuna, an album drenched in synths and melancholy that's dark, hypnotic, and notably more electronic than their earlier work. The sisters' songcraft and strong melodies remain at the core of every track, though on Lacuna the emphasis shifts toward rhythm and a coherent sound, with Alfredo Bravo's propulsive drumming and Milan Warmoeskerken's otherworldly guitar. This is a band at the top of their game, exploring the common ground between indie pop and electronica with undoubtedly their most consistent and strongest effort to date. Co-produced and mixed by studio wizard Dijf Sanders (Teddiedrum, The Violent Husbands).