Chicago's Population channel a citywide darkness with this pair of atmospheric post-punk tracks. "Relic" cruises at a steady, menacing pace as vocalist Keelan McMorrow laments a lost love. On "Mourning Dawn," the quintet locks in a steady groove as keyboards inject French coldwave lushness into Manchester-inspired minimalism. In perfect accompaniment, the record comes packaged in a hand-assembled/-stamped/-embossed reliquary envelope designed by McMorrow. RIYL: Joy Division, Sisters of Mercy, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, The Wake (UK)