Kiss The Anus Of The Black Cat - Hewers of Wood and Drawers of Water
i finally picked up this amazing band's forth release and have not stopped listening to it....the songs are quite short compared to previous releases....and much more straight forward and to the point while keeping the layered complexity that made me fall in love with this band....a wonderful mixture of dark folk music, traditional instrumentation, post-rock, gothic americana, and just a small dose of psychedelic....
this is by far their most straight forward release...which is why i think many fans of their earlier albums dislike it....i have to admit my first listen last night left a sour taste in my mouth....but this has really grown on me....and i think this may offer more exposure to this band whom i really enjoy....this will easily be one of my favorite albums for the year 2010
top tracks: Veneration, Feathers of the Wings of the Angel Gabriel, Argonaut And Magneto