Sunbather

"Sunbather er på grænsen til fejlfri. En magtdemonstration af en lyd, der er genkendelig som post-black metal, men alligevel er helt unik for Deafheaven. Kæmpestore lydflader opbygges af små elementer og afspejler det storladne i den introspektive lyrik. Man kunne argumentere for, at "Irresistible" og slutningen af "Please Remember" er for langtrukne, men de fungerer stadig fantastisk i kontekst af pladen, der er sublimt struktureret".

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"This is music that inspires the kind of wide-screen feelings people look for in Sigur Rós, Mogwai (who Deafheaven have covered), or Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Words of anger and frustration collide with the sheer beauty of the music. The power of that blend-- raw black metal and hardcore basking in pastel-colored post-rock guitars-- is something you don't experience in those other groups. There are plaintive moments here, but this is largely music about romantic lust, anger, and disappointment delivered by a band who know their punk and hardcore as well as their metal".

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