On their first fully instrumental album, experimental rock/folk extraordinaires Cerberus Shoal turns in a subtle, nuanced, and expansive snapshot. Of what exactly? I've always seen each of their albums as representative of the same beachfront, which each album being a different period of time or weather. This time, the incensed atmosphere is indicative of looking out across the sea while the sun radiates in the sky and pounds the beach with sweltering heat. The bass and drums, rather than the guitars, are the driving force on the album, ebbing and flowing almost like waves, while the guitar wanders freely among the sand. The build-up is patient and just lengthy enough to be memorable, while the climaxes of both songs are appropriately beautiful. It would end up being a turning point for the band, which got even more and more creative and experimental afterwards.
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