(10)
I love this album so much. I remember hearing Sunrise and 2080 a few times when the album first came out and not thinking much of it, I couldn't really get into it. Then later that summer I gave the album a full listen all the way though and it instantly became a top 5. It's just that kind of album, taking the full trip makes it just that much better.
There's a lot of soul in it, always a good thing. It starts with the dark Sunrise that shows how well they can work their instruments, and goes into Wait for the Summer which demonstrates how well they can put together a song (halfway though after the conga line it really takes off) and then into 2080 where they clearly prove they can write interesting lyrics and really make it fun to sing along to if you're fast enough.
After those three, the extremely ethnic sounding Germs starts the next movement of the album. Very delicate sounding song, I really like the hand claps over the guitar line right before the chant in the middle of song. Germs is underrated. The short Ah, Weir floats by next as a sort of interlude into the third movement which begins with No Need To Worry which a powerful dreamy sort of song with an awesome guitar solo reminiscent of Neil Young & Crazy Horse shit. Forgiveness picks this up with another ethnic sounding piece, love the ending to that song. Wintertime ends the third movement with my personal favorite. It's sort of the most heady epic Middle Eastern sounding acid sludge rock you've ever heard. Ever. It is sung perfectly.
The final movement is Waves and Worms with are soft and smooth sounding, and the album ends on a good note with the ultra positive Celtic/Indian sounding Red Cave.
I have yet to find an album that makes me as happy as this one does. A Perfect Album.
Sounds Like
Middle Eastern psych snap gospel
Side note. Tightrope which is not on this album.. 10/10
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