Less
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CRITIC REVIEWS
80
If Return was waxwing ambition, then Less is Icarus’s fall. Not the sound and spectacle of TNT exploding, but the loneliness of waking from a deep sleep screaming. In its attempts to contain, Less is less sprawling, less capacious, less soaring – but more tense, more caustic, and more close to the bone.
74
While the bulk of the evidence makes Less a superior album to Return, overall it is a marginal improvement which finds deathcrash in familiar territory.
71
The London slowcore band’s second album is a gentle refinement with an atmosphere of loss.
67
On Less, deathcrash aims for the gut-wrenching heights of Low and Codeine, but comes closer to reaching them when they lean into their emo influences.
14h
Slowcore is a genre that's very near and dear to my heart. I Could Live In Hope by Low will always be one of the greatest pieces of art ever released imo. So I was very curious about this, obviously. I haven't heard much from Deathcrash, although I'm pretty sure I've checked out a few tracks on their last album, but I can't recall any of them.
And immediately with the first track, I knew I was going to like this. This gives me that OG Slowcore vibe that I love. Low, Red House Painters, and ... read more
This is going to be a pretty short review, because the album has really just enchanted me in a way that I feel I can't talk about too extensively.
This project is seriously just so gorgeously melancholy and touching. Gentle guitars and soft vocals orbit patient drumming as the record swallows you entirely in its tired, worn-down atmosphere. And although there is a palpable sense of sadness present throughout the entire thing, it's still so immensely comforting and warm. Whether you're losing ... read more
Very entertaining project! The emo and post-hardcore vibes work so well together here.
brb, I'ma quickly go cry in the corner
Well, this was quite an experience. I didn't think that it'd be as depressing as it was but here we are. I'm not that familiar with the genre of slowcore but from what I've heard, it's pretty much post-rock on steroids.
Everything on here is really hauntingly sad, and the instrumentation is great, it feels so painful to listen to but in a good way. Nothing is overdone in any way, and the slow but cathartic build-up is worth the time it takes to get ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Pirouette 7:12 | 86 |
| 2 | Empty Heavy 3:39 | 88 |
| 3 | Duffy's 3:39 | 78 |
| 4 | And Now I Am Lit 4:52 | 75 |
| 5 | Distance Song 5:43 | 81 |
| 6 | Turn 5:16 | 76 |
| 7 | Dead, Crashed 7:33 | 79 |
Total Length: 37 minutes
By Dalton
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1w
Definitely a grower. deathcrash is the most underappreciated acts in the Windmill scene right now.
1w
i think it's not exactly a great masterpiece, but i have a favorable opinion of this sparse production. hopefully they'll produce some beautiful work in the future
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Added on: January 24, 2023