Artist: Anathallo
Album: Canopy Glow
Release Date: 19/11/08
Label: Anticon
Link: www.myspace.com/anathallo
Firstly I would like to thank Yoni Wolf of Why? fame for helping Anathallo get signed to Anticon. My respect for you is now at an all time high!
So how does it sound? Well for me it’s not quite as fun as Floating World was, in exchange for that they seemed to have gotten a lot darker. Don’t worry, they haven’t started to write heavy metal songs, it’s just a lot more darker than what I was expecting. Even with this added element they still kept faithful to theirbest core ingredient, which is to create interesting and life affirming music that often puts Sigur Ros, the masters of that style in my opinion, to shame.
Another remarkable thing about this album is it’s way of sounding completely different every time you listen to it. It’s almost as if it’s evolving right in front of you. This made the act of giving this album a rating out of ten harder with every listen as on first listen it was a 7/10 but now it’s at an 8/10. I’m sure whatever I put below will be retracted/changed at some point anyway so don’t pay too much attention to it!
Personal highlights for me have to be the stupidly beautiful ‘All The First Places’. I’m pretty sure this will be the tear jerking moment for everyone when they see it performed live.
When I found out Anathallo had signed to Anticon I, like many others, was shocked. The relationship just seems a little but weird, not just for Anathallo but for Anticon too. But at the end of the day all that matters is that Anathallo have written another great record and finally with the distribution Anticon has, they might just get the recognition and exposure they deserve.
Rating: 8/10
- Oliver
13 responses so far ↓
1 oliverx12 // Sep 23, 2008 at 8:20 pm
It’s now an 8.5/10
2 wil // Sep 23, 2008 at 10:35 pm
I felt the same when thee more shallows signed to anticon… Sounds interesting, i’ll have to check them out..
3 oliverx12 // Sep 23, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Seriously Wil, get your hands on Floating World. Not only do i think it’s just perfect i really think it’s something that will be right down your street.
If you don’t instantly fall in love with it i’ll be shocked!
4 grant // Sep 27, 2008 at 7:00 am
oh dear god I would do anything to hear this.
5 oliverx12 // Sep 30, 2008 at 9:36 am
It’s bloody great!
6 Aaron // Oct 1, 2008 at 4:28 pm
I cant wait to hear this either!
I find the cover art rather disturbing! Is it a small child?
7 oliverx12 // Oct 1, 2008 at 4:30 pm
I think it’s a small child, its very disturbing but i think it works
8 Aaron // Oct 1, 2008 at 4:36 pm
It has no neck!
9 wil // Oct 2, 2008 at 3:37 pm
you were so right about floating world oliver. thanks very much.
10 oliverx12 // Oct 2, 2008 at 3:48 pm
No worries mate
11 your 6th grade teacher // Nov 13, 2008 at 10:52 pm
“it’s just a lot more darker”
Seriously?
12 oliverx12 // Nov 14, 2008 at 12:32 am
damn, thanks for pointing that out. I’m an idiot!
13 mike // Nov 19, 2008 at 11:23 pm
The cover is actually the child of the painter, and sadly enough, the child has no sensory function.
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