WOOM – Muu’s Way
Confident in its artful eclecticism, calmly subversive, and wholly unironic, WOOM’s debut record Muu’s Way compels listeners’ attention to the Moment while swirling a deep current of contrasting styles.
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Combining the devastating emotional intensity of Panda Bear’s Young Prayer and the sharply focused rhythmic instincts of ESG, WOOM eschews sentimentality in favor of visceral experience. Focus on a point in the mid-distance and allow it to fuzz and fade a moment before slapping it back into place with a blink; this equates roughly to WOOM’s aural impact.
Gate – A Republic of Sadness
The first new Gate record in over a decade, A Republic of Sadness is as much a reason for celebration as indoctrination into the creative genius of Michael Morley.
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Known primarily for his work in The Dead C, Morley simultaneously has been doing Gate since he’s started playing. A Republic of Sadness comprises the apex of Morley’s various interests in one collection. His guitar and vocal drones permeate through looped beats and sounds, arriving at a sound that is not quite dance, not quite noise, not quite electronica and never, ever ambient.
Sharon Van Etten – Epic
Epic, Van Etten’s second album, lays a romantic melancholy lining over the gravel and dirt of heartbreak, without one honest thought or feeling spared.
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She sings of betrayal, obsession, egotism and all the other emotions we hate in others and recognize in ourselves. Yet, Van Etten’s grounded and clenched vocals convey the sense of hope – the notion that beauty can come out of the worst of circumstances. Epic is indeed that beauty.
The Dead C – Patience
Patience is both appropriate and inappropriate as a title for the latest release by The Dead C. Inappropriate because it’s been only two years since the last album, which in Dead C Time is but the flicker of a candle; appropriate since the key to enjoying the Dead C is willingness to sit down, listen and let the music take over your mind.
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With an unforgiving and intense four tracks, Patience will not be confused with the work of any other band.
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