I can barely contain myself. The only tragedy of National Skyline’s last album, This=Everything was that is seemed to be their last. After five quiet years, Jeff Garber’s golden pipes and ear for layered, textural electronica has returned, and in fine form. I’d recently been listening to his former band Castor, so I am quite prepared for this release.
Bliss and Death is short and sprinkled with instrumental tracks, suggesting filler material, but I was shocked to find the release of two new EPs bookmarking the album, so it wasn’t a lack of material that drove Garber’s mindset. Instead, it seems like atmospheric touch is the rule of the album. Not to get too excited too early in the process, but the instrumentals are just as good as I would expect and only add to other tracks.
I feel like I could just review this on each listen, but I should quit while I am ahead, of sorts, and mention the album’s instant digital availablity. It was released last week (I had no idea until Saturday night when I accidentally stumbled on the album searching for old Castor records) and my review will likely come next week, since I am already pumped to hear it over and over.
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