As High As the
Highest Heavens and From the Center To the Circumference of the Earth
True Widow
On the eve of a trip
to New Hampshire, I discovered True Widow’s new record streaming on NPR. Thanks
to the Texas band’s PR, SCQ had As High As the Highest Heavens And From the
Center To the Circumference Of the Earth downloaded in time for the early
spring visit. Sometimes in life we find experiences that were meant to collide;
listening to the bone-trembling low-end of True Widow among New Hampshire’s
rocky, mountain-covered terrain was certainly one of those mergers.
Although originally
sucked in by the ferocious feedback of ‘Jackal’, it was the trio’s melodic
frays – existing on the edge of their heaviness – that kept bringing me back.
At once chugging and harmonious, ‘Skull Eyes’ perhaps best represents the
pop-like extreme of True Widow’s sound. What dominates the rest of the album
are slow-core meditations expounded by sleepy boy/girl vocals and imaginative
songwriting. ‘Blooden Horse’ encircles a more straightforward metal song
masterfully, with crisp extended passages that feed the song’s deep lungs,
whereas ‘NH’ (yeah – no shit) adds subtle production on its burdened chorus
until it approaches redemptive glory. When it’s finally said and done, True
Widow earn this record’s epic title.
1 comment:
You're exactly right. There are my moments where you just stop for a second and ask yourself: How perfect does this album match the trip or day's event? It's got me keeping my eyes open all the time.
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