It’s quite long, and not ambient enough to listen casually which means that it feels a little bit overly long, especially with the first 3 songs being 10 minutes long each and not particularly engaging. However, once the overwrought first half is over, and you get the more Rocky songs which are more palpable, you have some really great songs.

Unbelievably good mix of ambient, drone, shoegaze, and so much more too. AOTY 2021 ;)

Swallowtail is an artist i have never heard of and quite a young one aswell but when i saw the tags of Post-Rock and Ambient associated with this record, I was intrigued as I love that and i do love the more noisy ethereal soundscape Swallowtail manages to set within The Bloom / The Blossom and although tracks Like Nessuifunshutsuko and in essence the overall album stretches itself a bit too much, swallowtails manages to create a beautiful soundscape with some lovely textures and using ... read more

While it requires patience, The Bloom / The Blossom is one of the most rewarding albums i’ve heard in recent memory

more people need to listen to this, especially that last half GODDAMN

First half: Beautifully done.
Second half: Hmmmmmmmmmm...
Raw. Half-baked.

Stunning, definitely loving this.

Not entirely sure the first track justifies not just being 2 tracks (beyond the implicit ambient music requirement of at least 4 tracks over 10 minutes I suppose), but this is overall a really solid piece of work. It's a bit more involved than I anticipated, to the point where I think I'd call it closer to post-rock and shoegaze, but the soundscapes are rich and the building up of every element through repetition as the tracks build feels consistently absorbing without being too rigid and ... read more

Honestly, this one is beautiful. More to come.

swallowtail gives us one of the most exciting ambient albums of all time

cures insomnia!!!!!