Seasons

Restock. While Landing is one of the country's top drone groups, creating long ambient instrumentals with sudden eruptions of intensity, Seasons shows off their previously unexplored songwriting flair. The record conceives of movement through four seasons with a breathtaking beauty and sincerity (Vivaldi would no doubt smile, then say something incoherent but pleasing in his archaic native tongue). For the first time, the band sings, and the soft fluidity of their voices perfectly matches their trademark delicate playing. The drama unfolds with a gentle minimalism, striking at beauty through impressionism, and reaching their goal with a whisper.