Grouper: Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill

The album starts off with electric piano saturated in reverb with a beautiful female voice peeking out of the background. The next song comes in with acoustic guitar and same ethereal reverb drenched vocals. The rest of the album goes back and forth with these three elements: vocals, minimal instrument (be it guitar or e-piano) and reverb. I am listing reverb as an instrument because the drone and decay of it creates interesting ethereal harmonies with the rest of the arrangements. Similarities range from the droney feel of "Stars of the Lid", the vocals of shoegaze bands ala "Perfume Tree" and "seefeel", and guitar work reminiscent of 4AD artists such as "Red House Painters". Standout tracks include: "Fishing Bird (Empty Gutted in the Evening Breeze)" and "Wind and Snow"

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