Four tracks and Wanda's raising a glass to oblivion. "Queen of Desolation" opens with lonely majesty. "Reflection in the Lake" brings Narcissus energy, staring at yourself in water that could drown you. "Masquerade with Plague" is a title that drips with masked-ball horror and pestilence imagery.
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"Wine, Flowers, and Glorious Death" closes by toasting to the end with style. Four tracks that paint a character who faces death with theatrical elegance. The entire EP has a decadent, gothic quality. Wanda sounds like someone who'd burn down a palace while sipping champagne.
If you want a four-track portrait of a character who's beautiful, doomed, and completely at peace with it, this toast is worth raising.