Monday: The Atlas Moth - The 6th Passenger is Death

     It seems everybody's favourite dense and sludgy post-metal act The Atlas Moth have some new material ready to be unleashed, in the form of a song from an upcoming 7" split with Canadian veterans KEN Mode. Sure, it's no full-length follow-up to last year's monolithic The Old Believer, but it is new Atlas moth, so let's not be such choosy beggars, OK?

     "The 6th Passenger is Death" is, unsurprisingly, a dense and layered offering that explores a relatively large amount of sonic territory within a pretty simple framework -- just one or two main jams, really, but with various elements added and subtracted in ways most pleasing to mine ears. A follow-up to The Old Believer could end up hitting like a tonne of bricks. Let's just hope it doesn't take too long -- 7" splits are just too much of a tease for me, guys.

The Atlas Moth - City of Light

     Another forthcoming record that's getting a lot of hype is the latest from The Atlas Moth, The Old Believer. Being woefully uninitiated in the ways of The Atlas Moth, today I decided it was high time I saw what all the fuss was about. And it's a good thing I did too, so I can pass all that fuss on to you.

     Epic and expansive while still sounding sparse and uncluttered, doomy while still sounding soaring and transcendent, The Atlas Moth certainly do present a lot to take in. If today's song, "City of Light", is any indication, The Old Believer sounds like it'll be one of those albums that'll reward multiple listens from the dedicated listener, and given that this record already looks like a strong contender to appear on lots of end of year 'best of' lists I'd say there are a lot of dedicated listeners ready to go. After today you can count me among them.