![]() ![]() ![]() Don’t call this a comeback, this album is as relevant as anything this band or any band is doing at the moment, and it is constantly beautiful.īonnie “Prince” Billy, like Nina Simone or Sinatra, is a great interpreter of song. “Falling Ashes” is a beautiful occurrence, a starlit sky, it expands outward, it covers you in sound and emotion. ![]() “Don’t Know Why” is more pulsed movement but also grand, it is a sea of birds overhead, the close shot of the person looking out of a window, memories or possibilities you are swept up in the emotion. “Slomo” opens the album, it crescendos and fades, disappearing into a red hued cloud. However, Slowdive’s name is mentioned in correlation with this notion. Dream pop, not sure what it means, but I associate it mainly with delay and echoed instrumentation, which is a trite simplification. It helps but doesn’t matter whether you have or have not heard them - this album fucking rules. Let’s say that Slowdive put out albums before and that is your primary interest in being curious about this album. Decrease Font Size Increase Font Size Text Size Print This Page Send by Email ![]()
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