8/10

Venice trio Torre di Fine return with 'EP2', a brief but absorbing collection that feels like a memory captured in passing. Across four songs, the band lean into imperfection, crafting something that feels intimate and lived-in, like a summer afternoon that lingers long after it should have ended.

Where their earlier releases carried more polish, 'EP2' opts for immediacy. 'Understatic' drifts forward on a gauzy tide, where restraint becomes its own kind of force. 'Gentle' follows with a fragile weight, its understated melodies sounding as if they’re half-whispered through the Adriatic haze. The centrepiece 'Overbreath' expands into a hazier sprawl, vocals weaving in and out like fragments overheard in a dream. Closing track 'Acquiesce' feels both resigned and luminous, fading out like the last light on water.

There’s an intentional refusal to sand down the edges here. The production embraces saturation and uneven balance, adding a rawness that places us inside the rehearsal room rather than outside the glass. It’s a reminder that Torre di Fine’s strength lies in presence, where they allow each note to hold its own space, resisting the urge to overfill.

Drawing from shoegaze, post-rock, and slowcore, the band’s sound is familiar yet distinctly their own, marked by a refusal to overexplain or overexpose. With 'EP2', Torre di Fine offer four sketches that capture the fleeting melancholy of time passing, and the strange beauty found in letting things remain imperfect. It’s a small collection with a lingering afterglow, proof that sometimes less really does mean more.