Sunday, March 8, 2015

#1619 Strand of Oaks - Pope Killdragon

This is not 2014's HEAL, there's none of that plain personal sentiment, little of that giant guitar crush.

This is all dark fairy tale, all strange ballad, somewhere between NMH and Okkervil River, all moondark uncanniness, surely for straightthrough listens. That cover art's about right, this is quietly eldritch, haunting guitar rock without a single unnecessary detail 3/5

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