I have an unhealthy obsession with the I Guess It Was Nowhere album by Above, Below and I can't find anything else that hits me the same way
I almost feel a little depressed. Like when you've finished a long book that pulled you in completely and now you feel a little aimless.
Everything about this album hits for me. The lyrics are masterful and I'll listen to each track on repeat disecting each track line by line. I really love the concepts of finding meaning, questioning celestial bodies, acceptance of loss, and portals.
The song composition is so interesting and I love how they build in Little Easter eggs to find that connect throughout the entire album. I like how tracks like Soothsayer and Collapsing Eden don't follow the standard prescription of verse, chorus, bridge, verse, chorus, etc. They evolve and grow as the track progresses in a unique but natural rhythm.
The vocalist is clearly experimenting with his voice, and in a way where it works. The way he conveys that dreamy state in Collapsing Eden feels masterful. He is exceptional at conveying an emotion with his cleans. And just wicked uncleans.
THE DRUMS. Holy shit I never pay attention to drums but this drummer is blowing my mind. Soothsayer is such a drums forward track and it's opening my guitar centric mind to the value of drums.
I just feel like I'm not going to find anything else that hits every line item on my musical brain's list and it makes me sad.
Please help me dial in on something else that might scratch some similar itches.