Forecast in Rome prove that even dread and darkness can be utterly seductive with the ominous synth-pop of New Skin. They swathe the rumbling electro slow jam "Coexist" in sweet and soulful falsetto, and swirl haunting dream-pop harmonies over the uneasy R&B of "Safeword." But many of the most intense moments on New Skin trade brooding sensuality for adrenaline-jacking menace. The techno-meets-goth banger "Inertia" maintains a barrage of club-ready beats, and the acid-drenched riffs of "Elegy" are decidedly bone-chilling.