So here’s the deal: Calla isn’t here to rage. They’re here to haunt. On Collisions, their fourth album and first for Beggars Banquet, the NYC trio sounds like they’ve been dragging their amps through back alleys and broken hearts. This is experimental indie/post-rock with a serious death stare — and it hits like a slow-motion car crash in the middle of a thunderstorm.

You get 11 tracks of brooding, reverb-soaked mood, stitched together with lo-fi guitars, minimalist drumming, and Aurelio Valle’s fractured, near-whispered vocals. The opening track “It Dawned On Me” sets the tone: a slow, stomping dirge with twangy guitar lines and lyrics that bleed like bruises. The vibe is somewhere between Ennio Morricone on codeine and grunge after the afterparty.

What makes Collisions so compelling is how it balances ugliness and beauty, intensity and restraint. Tracks like “Swagger” and “Pulverised” edge into confrontational territory, but never explode — instead they coil, spit, and seethe. Meanwhile, “This Better Go As Planned” and “Stumble” are ghostly, vulnerable moments that feel one step from collapse.

This CD version (Beggars Banquet / ARRCO – BBQCD 243) comes in standard jewel case packaging and runs a tight 40 minutes — just long enough to mess with your mood in all the right ways. It’s the kind of record you play with the lights off. The kind you feel, not just hear.