What a terrific blend of metal and shoegaze.
I've been a Deafheaven fan since Sunbather but haven't paid attention to them in the past few years. I missed Infinite Granite, which I should circle back to at some point. But this album nails the essence of what I think Deafheaven can be: an overwhelmingly pretty blend of black metal and shoegaze.
The vocalist has always been a strength. He has a searing hawk-like cry. But this album mixes in clean vocals on tracks like "Heathen": the soft dreamy vocals of shoegaze or post-rock. Why aren't these genres mixed more often? Deafheaven makes it sound effortless.
Lonely People with Power oozes mastery in small details, which gives it the feeling of a "great" or "important" album. I'll always fondly remember Sunbather, but the band's sound is more mature now and I think more interesting.
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