QUOTE:Those vocals – especially Lasek’s otherworldly tenor – were pure heartbreak.
Sometimes they were presented unadorned, with a lone guitar or keyboard as accompaniment. Other times they emerged from a maelstrom of noise whipped up by the guitars of Lasek, White and Goreas.
The dynamics were executed with breath-taking precision, beginning with the epic opener, the two-part “Like the Ocean, Like the Innocent.”
Four- and three-part harmonies over Lasek’s guitar built the foundation for a steady ascent into tolling guitar harmonics, as White spiked the tempo with a series of giddy-up fills.
May 24, 2010 greg@gregkot.com
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