Cloakroom, noted purveyors of "stoner emo", are back and bigger than ever. Exactly an hour of shoegaze-influenced indie haze, gorgeous voices, and warm and fuzzy guitars awaits. There's something beautifully nautical about Time Well, a quality that was present on Further Out but not nearly as fleshed out as on this record. The drums aren't as booming and there's more contemplative and low-key moments here, but smartly enough the band makes it so these moments accentuate the louder, heavier, catchier moments to bring them to new heights. "Seedless Star" and closer "The Passenger" are two excellent examples of this, both having great build-ups and even better payoffs ("The Passenger" builds up directly into a comedown and it's absolutely beautiful), putting them in the same league as songs like "Lossed Over" and "Deep Sea Station". Put simply, Cloakroom are really locked in now, and hopefully this yields some records of the same or even better quality in the future.
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