Probably the most balanced and well-executed genre blending of any of Deafheaven's records. I would say this is the most accessible record in their catalogue. victor-nightingale
Knockout debut from a Buffalo, New York-based hardcore band who like their riffs sick, their drums fast, and their choruses sticky-sweet. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 28, 2024
Across their second full-length, the London post-punks offer up thrumming motoriks, industrial tones, and sullen sing-a-longs in abundance. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 17, 2024
In my quest for ever more William Tyler,I ended up at Lightning (do stream WT's 'Blue Ash Montgomery' from this site...it is stupendous!...and don't faint at the appended price tag!!).
This is a record label but also a kind of 'life statement',if you will...the music and their ethos go hand in hand (music and life lived under the radar,or on the periphery).
This is the second Cy Dune release;a short EP but only minimal in length and not in attitude ("take no prisoners")or viewpoint (Neal Cassady comes to mind).Cy is a force of nature,it appears from these recordings,and long may he continue to be so...This record doesn't hit the ground running...more akin to already breaking the sound barrier...
All the other releases on this label are outstanding...do please check them out (and also Issue 1 of Lightning Magazine...a good article by Rhys Chatham among others).
Lightning releases don't come often but they are really worth the wait...
John Cratchley