LABEL: NO PAIN IN POP
Collecting together tracks from all of AGWNN’s releases to date and a number of previously unheard recordings, Mountain Debris is literally ‘the story so far’, documenting a band steeped in an atmospheric winter of pining-in-the-distance vocals and chomping guitars. While the mood remains the same throughout, moments of anthemic escapism occasionally break out, like the glorious ‘Sofia’ and the appealingly rusty but playful ‘Stone Setting’. Cushioned between these are Pixies bass-led sprints like ‘Horses’ and the mysteriously lush ‘Chimes’ and the naked piano-led ‘Underpass’, the latter with a plaintive vocal style not too distant from The Band’s Richard Manuel. Sixteen diversely sounding tracks clocking in at just over half an hour is a considerable achievement. The short duration makes putting Mountain Debris on repeat both inviting and essential. It takes time to break the glass but there’s warmth in the winter after all.
7/10
DOWNLOAD: ‘SOFIA’, ‘HORSES’, ‘UNDERPASS’
FOR FANS OF: BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, SIGUR ROS, KEVIN SHIELDS
Collecting together tracks from all of AGWNN’s releases to date and a number of previously unheard recordings, Mountain Debris is literally ‘the story so far’, documenting a band steeped in an atmospheric winter of pining-in-the-distance vocals and chomping guitars. While the mood remains the same throughout, moments of anthemic escapism occasionally break out, like the glorious ‘Sofia’ and the appealingly rusty but playful ‘Stone Setting’. Cushioned between these are Pixies bass-led sprints like ‘Horses’ and the mysteriously lush ‘Chimes’ and the naked piano-led ‘Underpass’, the latter with a plaintive vocal style not too distant from The Band’s Richard Manuel. Sixteen diversely sounding tracks clocking in at just over half an hour is a considerable achievement. The short duration makes putting Mountain Debris on repeat both inviting and essential. It takes time to break the glass but there’s warmth in the winter after all.
7/10
DOWNLOAD: ‘SOFIA’, ‘HORSES’, ‘UNDERPASS’
FOR FANS OF: BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, SIGUR ROS, KEVIN SHIELDS
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