BO's sophomore album lacks their debut's propulsive sweep. Meandering horn lines and long string draws pry apart the gates of Heaven only to find angels slouched in ennui. A richly textured, ethereal canvas, yes, but one finds oneself listening to a soundtrack without visual imagery to contextualize the empyrean sounds.
Album released on March 10, 2009. Buy their previous album on
Sounds like: Clogs, If Godspeed You! Black Emperor never got to the point