Kieran/Etz
This is one of the most beautifully immersive albums that I’ve ever heard, and I was easily lost in all of it until the title track began and I realized I was already at the album’s end. Brilliant release to start off the year.
Favorite track: Mth 6:23.
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Pummeling, technical, no holds barred experimental metal. Insane vocals. A bit light on the sludge side but who cares. This is gooood.
Favorite track: 1773.
Featuring members of Noothgrush, Graves at Sea, and more, the Oakland metal band juxtapose cavernous doom with spaced-out shoegaze. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 21, 2024
I love the light and shade between Bryan's dirty and Emma's forlorn vocals. There are so many layers to this recording that are driven home through contrast. Plus the riffs are brilliant and get me moving. I can't stop listening to Thou and Emma in general lately. spaceman2250