On one hand, Chino Moreno’s unmistakeable vocals are always welcome, but the band dart around styles a little too much.
Surlace's 2022 is ending with his biggest disappointment of the year.
If you have seen any of my reviews/ratings for any Chino Moreno-related project, Deftones or otherwise, you already know I am a mega stan of his body of work. While I have felt some albums have fallen a bit short for me (i.e. Gore, Palms S/T), I can't say that I've ever entirely disliked any album with Chino's signature touch on it until now.
I remember getting into Crosses way back when the first couple of EPs dropped ... read more
I like the production choices on this ep, but the singer makes PERMANENT.RADIANT is a boring because of his lifeless and repeatable vocals.
Crosses is the main side project of Deftones front man Chino Moreno but with a way more electronic and goth feel compared to his other projects. Crosses released a self titled album back in 2014 and the album was quite solid and had a ton of highlights. The band kinda disappeared after that but returned recently within the last few years with a couple singles that I didnt check out, and announced an EP in late 2022. Permanent Radiance is a decent project but I wish they could've added some of ... read more
Overall i enjoyed this short ep, chinos vocals are respectable not his best but goes along with the electronic sound of this project. not bad
Favorites: Sensation, Vivien, Holier
There are some things about the glitchy production that tell me "this is your type of music". But sometimes it doesn't feel exciting enough.
Generally mid, uninspiring vocal performances from Chino for the most part, which is a rarity. First 2 songs are really good though, shame it didn't stay that way.
1 | Sensation 4:36 | 89 |
2 | Vivien 3:53 | 89 |
3 | Cadavre Exquis 2:59 | 72 |
4 | Day One 3:40 | 45 |
5 | Holier 3:47 | 71 |
6 | Procession 3:55 | 76 |