Old Stories

VINYL FORMAT. "Old Stories revels in its inherent accessibility. Song lengths, in true Giants fashion, never become too tedious and, with the exception of "Fisherman's Prayer," we are never forced to sit and wait for a nonexistent resolve. "Vessels" wastes no time elevating itself with melodious guitar plucking and a cymbal/tom assault. So as not to blow their load too soon, the band rests with reverberating guitars until the (almost) cliché entrance of ghastly, ringing guitars bring us back into the commotion. "O' Tide" is characterized by lightly accentuated snare taps until the whole song explodes into a driving mess of guitar notes 10-stories high. This slow moving track will creep across your mind. Giants never rush their art past the listener, and these near-repetitions only aide our reception of the overwhelmingly complex arrangements." – Blake Solomon (absolutepunk.net)