Have you walked hand in hand with your depression, until you both became the same being? While I have, and it’s no fun at all when this occurs, all you want to do is sleep until your ugly thoughts find themselves into your dreams, turning them into nightmares. Have you ever driven across America & stared out of your window, seeing a mobile home with a rusted, broken down car in the driveway, with a satellite dish on top & wonder to yourself, who the fuck can live like this? Then 15 miles down the road you stop for gas & you look into the eyes of the cashier, wondering what their life must be like. I know a way you can began to start answering these questions, by taking a trip across America in the new record by Heinali and Matt Finney, entitled Ain’t No Light, which you can pre-order now via Paradigms-Recordings. Every facet of this album is rad – musically speaking, it’s lush, dark & full of slow hypnotic rhythms that will have your brain suspended in mid air, out of the reach of your torment. That’s until the lyrics of Matt Finney grab you by your throat & throw your whole being against his morbid take on reality. Listening to to his words gives you the creeps, like a really epic, off-putting British comedy. You know what I’m talking about, how they always say the creepiest shit, but you can’t help yourself from watching & before you know it you are addicted to their twisted sense of humor. Well it’s the same thing that will happen to you when allow this dude’s lyrics o get under your skin; he will creep you out, but at the same time he will draw you into his world of dirge. One of the things that really works well with Ain’t No Light is the fact this band builds huge walls of juxtaposition between the lyrics & music. While the lyrics are heavy, within the cathedrals of bleakness the music is otherworldly. From song to song, Heinali is able to create the perfect backdrop for Matt Finney to paint the world with the blood of isolation. The tracks sound huge and gloomy, but also have rays of light that shine down on them. To me, many of the tracks on this record almost have a vintage 4AD vibe about them that I totally dig. Heinali and Matt Finney have manifested a super awesome offering in Ain’t No Light – while listening to this album, keep all weapons out of your reach, because either self-harm or self-reflection could occur!
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