Sadness & abriction

sadness // abriction

Beautifully haunting emo shoegaze that paints a world full of despair for more than an hour straight. I found sadness's side of the EP good but it does perhaps run a bit too long and too thin at times, however abriction.. good lord, they go 3/3 here with the final track EASILY being one of the strongest releases of the year so far with many fantastic segments all creating different atmostpheres and solid song writing, its a moment of sheer brilliance that any gazer NEEDS to check out

I'm going through a real stressful time in my life right now, and this is exactly what I needed. Because of that, I decided to vent a little bit, so if you aren't into sentimental and deep, existential stuff, then this might not be for you.

But for those who, like me, need an escape, then please, come join me on this journey.

Life can be tough, no matter where you live, what your living situation is, or who you are. There are things that are out of your control, and things that you wish you ... read more

Probably the album I'm most glad to have listened to this year. sadness // abriction is a bundle of lengthy shoegaze-y emo tracks that sound as if they've been left out in the sun for too long. abriction keeps pace with sadness remarkably well too, more than most artists Damian has collaborated with. I won't deny that there is meandering happening throughout some tracks, but I've accepted that I love just about every moment presented here. The sound they've accomplished on this is so incredibly ... read more

its alright