REVIEW: Slowwves Go Deeper Into the Dark With “Killed by Egoistic Disease”
REVIEW
REVIEW
☆ BY ALICIA ZAMORA ☆
SLOWWVES TAKE THEIR SOUND SOMEWHERE DARKER— There’s something about “Killed by Egoistic Disease” that pulls you in slowly. Bangkok alternative rock trio Slowwves—Jill, Peem, and Jump—open the track with soft vocals and hazy guitars before letting the heavier side of their sound take over. What starts out dreamy gradually becomes darker and more intense, giving the song a tension that stays with you throughout.
Slowwves have always had a strong sense of melody, and that’s still at the center of “Killed by Egoistic Disease.” The guitars are distorted and heavy without completely swallowing the vocals, while Jill’s delivery keeps the song feeling intimate even as the instrumentation gets bigger. There’s a lot of space in the beginning, which makes the shift later on feel even more noticeable.
That shift really comes through toward the end. Jill moves from her softer delivery into screaming, and the guitars follow her there, pushing the song into its loudest and most intense moment. It’s a great payoff after the slower build, especially because the track never feels like it’s rushing to get there. Everything has time to develop.
The single comes after Slowwves’ 2025 debut album Perfect Evasion, released through Japan’s P-VINE, and continues to play with the balance between their melodic and heavier influences. “Killed by Egoistic Disease” feels like a song made for turning up loud, but there’s enough going on underneath the distortion to make coming back to it worth it. The more you listen, the more you notice.
