Band: Bear in Heaven
Album: Beast Rest Forth Mouth
Best song: “Ultimate Satisfaction” is amazing.
Worst song: “Dust Cloud” goes on for way too long.
There are some records that are easily defined. Some are pleasant, some are jangly, some are dark, some are hard, whatever. Some records are not as easy to define; the complexity of Isis’ Panopticon remains now in its metal sludge, but in its ability to rise above such things. The only piece of perfect recorded art is great because it’s many things at once. Continue reading