Recent FatCat signings, Abdomen, are a Netherlands power trio, sometimes described in the Dutch press as “post-grunge garage”. The name ‘Abdomen’ reflects the directness of their approach and attack - a “gut feeling”. They worked with Rasmus Bredvig (Tapetown, Aarhus, DK) on their new, sophomore long-player. Yes, I Don’t Know opens with fragile, picking, floating in reverb. For a second fooling you into thinking that you’re listening to a Robin Guthrie / Cocteau Twins tune, before serrated, cyclical slashing “serenades”, with Peter Van Beets’ words concerned with the awful crushing, gaping hole, of a lover’s passing. Peter’s lyrics can sometimes be extremely personal, but the band are at pains to point out that it’s the listener’s interpretation that’s all important. In the past Abdomen have been called “angry”, however, if the album has an overriding message or theme, then it’s about coming to terms with your emotions, cauterising wounds, growing, and moving on.