Mount Moriah
How To Dance
Merge
2016
Rating: 7 cannery workers out of 10
The
third record from Mount Moriah, and absolutely no drop off in quality -
not a small feat considering how outstanding their self-titled debut was.
That release is still my favorite, to be honest, but I'm not calling anyone
to complain about "How To Dance" - hell, I'm such a fan I pre-ordered it
months before it came out.
Nothing on this
record is an instant gut punch like "Lament" from their debut, but
opener "Calvander" is a damn fine effort. Heather's voice is as strong
if not stronger than ever, and let's not kid ourselves that is the main
draw of this band, at least for me (and I'm the stupid person writing this). If there is anything negative to be
said at all, it's the lack of sparse songs ala "Plane" from their first
record - very little instrumentation and Heather's voice doing the
heavy lifting. Yeah that's a weird thing to fuss over, but I really dig
that style. But the entire new record is a keeper, even if it is a
hair more upbeat than I would prefer. I'm gonna listen to it a lot
regardless.
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