"Siouxsie Sioux gone Black Sabbath." Messa mix jazz, doom, goth and so much more - and are the coolest band you'll hear this week

Messa press shot 2025.

Shapeshifting and mecurial, the fourth album from self-described ‘scarlet doom’ act Messa reveals refinement and maturity while retaining their innate sense of mystery.

While their early doom whumps were undeniably satisfying, 2022’s Close offered a change of tone and tack, folding in proggier stylings and more by way of worldly instrumentation. The Spin, in typically contrary fashion, seems both a step away from such endeavours and a leap towards their logical conclusion.