Tiny Vipers play Criminal Records/529 tonight

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Tiny Vipers’ sole songstress, Jesy Fortino, has a voice so strong and captivating it softens her existential quandaries, but resolves nothing. Life on Earth takes a heavy-duty trip into candle-lit depression via songs more concerned with asking questions than providing answers. In &-;Time Takes,” Fortino muses &-;am I crazy for feeling this way?” while strumming into a void of loneliness amid booming layers of texture. &-;Dreamer” climaxes with a slow, rhythmic gallop filled with dark intonations and a plea: &-;I’m dying for a way out.” But as each song bleeds into the next, there’s no sanctuary. The 10-minute title track is an ominous testament affirming that the only way out of hell is to tread right through it, and it’s a long, dreary ride indeed. __3 stars out of 5 stars.-
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Tiny Vipers plays a Criminal Records in-store at 7 p.m. and later at 529 with Balmorhea and Ben Trickey. $7. 9 p.m.__