The ability to indulge their improvisational side has been increased exponentially on Shadow of the Sun, and the arena of psych-blues rock/wig-out is where Moon Duo operate best.
Shadow Of The Sun marks another triumph for the rapidly becoming essential Moon Duo.
The occasional flat note aside though, simply as a status of Moon Duo’s confidence, Shadow of the Sun is dead-on.
None of the songs on Shadow of the Sun sound new, but the familiar sounds create an atmosphere of safety that allows the more unexpected elements of the record all the more noteworthy.
It is strange to know a band or an artist in their fourth or fifth album. You start to wonder how they became what they are. You take the risk of dislike them or love them even more. "Shadow of the Sun" won me over. Repetitive yet a solid and enthusiastic psychic rock portrait of danceable tunes, this record gave me sure i don´t want to take any risks right now. They can wait. I can wait.
Eh. Meh. Really soft, echo-y lyrics where you're like, dafuq are they saying? Use your words, please. It all kinda blends together in one big pile of repetitive beats....or was the whole album one long song?
#26 | / | Piccadilly Records |