“Separation Team” Feels Like Siren Section Letting the Noise Settle and the Feelings Speak

The LA-based electronic post-punk duo has released their full-length album, “Separation Team” after a long hiatus. Made up of James Cumberland and John Dowling, the two have a long creative history together, dating back to high school and their earlier project JINSAI. Siren Section as the name suggests is known for blending post-punk, shoegaze haze, and glitchy electronics without leaning into gimmicks. Their music has always felt emotionally loaded but never dramatic for the sake of it. Released eight years after their last full-length release, the album feels like a quiet but confident return. The duo approach heaviness with restraint, letting mood, texture, and repetition do the talking. Siren Section sit comfortably in the space between distortion and introspection, noise and melody. This album feels less like a comeback and more like picking up a long, unfinished conversation.

Siren Section

“Siren Section sounds like a band that trusts silence, tension, and time—and that patience is exactly what makes their music hit so hard.”

It's built as a slow-burn, immersive listen rather than something made for instant hooks. Post-punk tension runs through the album, but it’s softened by shoegaze blur and electronic glitches. The distortion feels atmospheric, almost emotional, instead of aggressive or chaotic. Rhythms are steady, hypnotic, and patient, letting tracks stretch and breathe. The production feels intentionally dense, like layers folding in on each other. There’s a sense of controlled collapse, sounds fray, loop, and decay without fully breaking.

Lyrically the album feels tired, honest, and emotionally open. It sounds like someone trying to make sense of distance, separation, and detachment. The words don’t explain everything, and that’s what makes them hit harder. There’s a constant feeling of being close to something but never fully reaching it. The emotions feel real, not dramatic or exaggerated. Even at its heaviest, the album feels reflective rather than angry. It feels personal without asking for attention. Overall, “Separation Team” feels like an album made to sit with, not react to. It’s calm, heavy, and strangely comforting at the same time. The more time you give it, the more it gives back, and that’s the beauty of this duo creating music together.

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