Australian duo HTRK (vocalist Jonnine Standish and guitarist/producer Nigel Yang) exist at the intersection between morose post-punk and desultory yet erotic electronic music. Imagine Chris & Cosey collaborating with Au Pairs to get an idea of HTRK's gripping anti-torch songs. They're touring in support of their Venus in Leo album on Ghostly International. It’s a languorous collection of spare, boudoir-ready songs that split the difference between Everything but the Girl and Bark Psychosis—or maybe it's a 21st-century take on Roxy Music's Avalon. Whatever the case, it's a weird combo that works. by Dave Segal