Deafheaven: Sunbather (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
$29.95
<p><i>Critically-acclaimed second studio album from Bay Area metal alchemists <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?q=deafheaven" target="_blank"><strong>Deafheaven</strong></a>.</i> The recording of <em>Sunbather</em> marked the introduction of drummer <strong>Dan Tracy</strong> to the fold, with <strong>George Clarke</strong> and <strong>Kerry McCoy</strong> previously operating as a duo. <em>Sunbather</em> expanded on the group's dynamic 2011 debut and doubled down on the wall-of-sound arrangements heavily influenced by <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=shoegaze" target="_blank">shoegaze</a>, juxtaposed with opaque screaming, breakdowns and overall song structures typically found on black metal recordings. Add expansive elements of drone and post-rock to the cauldron, and pepper in some creative sampling and field recordings and you have one of the most inventive "metal" records of the decade. Pressed on colored vinyl ("piss yellow" and "baby pink", love it) 2LP and housed in die-cut sleeve with fold-out insert and download code. Plays at 45rpm.</p> <ul> <li>'baby pink' + 'piss yellow' colored vinyl</li> <li>plays at 45RPM</li> <li>die-cut sleeve</li> <li> <meta charset="utf-8">printed fold-out insert</li> <li>music label: Deathwish Inc 2013</li> </ul> <h6>reviewed by Kurupt FM Intern 05/2017</h6>