Karma Cleansing

Karma Cleansing, issued in some regions under the title Believe, is a record symbolizing Harem Scarem’s transitional period, powerfully binding refined choruses and a modern, heavy guitar texture. The songs still hold strong, memorable hooks, yet compared to former works, a more shadowed mood and restrained arrangement stand out. Ambitious content sensitively reflecting the era’s change. Inheriting the heavy, introspective flow from the previous Voice of Reason, it deftly weaves in the band’s native, sure melodic sense. Its major distinction is a precise song construction that, rather than merely showing off high technique, concentrates on how to effectively support the emotion of the melody. A record conveying the band’s important transitional period, boldly exploring the fine boundary between pop accessibility and modern hardness. An experimental, challenging stance particular to this period is strongly inscribed throughout. Letting you savor a deeper, more introspective Harem Scarem appeal, different from its flamboyant peak, it is an ambitious work where the new challenge of Hess and Lesperance shines.