Strooby

Cryptic aching is how I would describe this album. The themes backed by imagery and motifs that aren't obvious made this an engaging listening experience, and being my second album by Deafheaven, I'm very surprised with the direction they went with this LP. Clean vocals, easy on the metal, if at all, Infinite Granite definitely feels like a shoegaze album to me. And frankly I don't mind it at all, it's still raw, emotional, and at times almost devastating, even if it ... read more

Wow. What an album. MØL certainly branches out of their original sound with DREAMCRUSH, pairing clean vocals with the familiar growling that we all know. Poignant lyrics that hit close to home and much gentler instrumentals without completely disconnecting from their roots make this quite unique as far as their LP lineup goes. The clean vocals especially I understand can be polarizing, though I personally don't mind it. After all, blackgaze is all about the juxtaposition of two ... read more

Going into this album, I wanted to like it so bad. And honestly, I did! My one and only gripe is that there were no lyrics anywhere and I do like knowing what they are. But, I think in this case, it actually added to the obscurity of the music and its themes. Going just off how it made me feel, it was pretty soul crushing and that’s just what I needed.

A step up from their first album, Diorama is an elegantly woven juxtaposition between thrashing guitar and vocals contrasted with gentle melodies and at times, ethereal vocals. It presents as a very cohesive listening experience with more straightforward themes, and as a whole is a very strong album with great pacing.