(c) Daniela Wirén
Good stories can and always want to be told. Feed Me To The Waves don’t need big words for this and instead create purely instrumental post-rock magic that defies expectations with growing enthusiasm. Her third album is titled „Apart“ and describes a feeling of recent years that has led to distancing in many ways – intentionally and unintentionally, personally and socially.
When a nine-minute track opens and feels light as a feather, then special forces are probably at work. What the Swedes master like few other bands is the patient build-up, the precise work towards one or more climaxes. That’s exactly what happens on “Never Able”, whose bouncy soundtrack vibes are only spurred on by the addition of more instruments, at least initially. A certain heaviness sets in, sawing tones slowly penetrate to the surface before a turning point stages the complete new beginning. Suddenly everything is back to square one, the track bubbles quietly towards the end – an exciting reversal of regular post-rock expectations that knows how to entertain.
Playing with expectations is another specialty of the quintet. Of course it needs a crescendo, that’s part of the genre, but the way to get there can sometimes be peculiar. “Wither So Brightly” actually withers into boundless beauty, slowly sawing its way towards the sky. Subdued euphoria, this contradiction in itself resonates constantly. “Triumph Of Existing” also seems to bring a bit of elation, surging up wonderfully several times, only to be broken up by distortion towards the end. Is this triumph just a bittersweet affair following all?
Narrative masters once once more display their full quality. Yes, a certain ambivalence resonates almost constantly with “Apart”, which initially seems at least slightly disconcerting. However, method is hidden behind this constant abyss, which torpedoes beautiful sound with melancholy. Tension building and aha-effect go hand in hand for almost an hour and combine classic post-rock patterns with precise and disturbing alienation. Feed Me To The Waves distance themselves from themselves, which works surprisingly well – another treat from the five Swedes.
Rating: 8/10
Available from: 18.11.2022
Available from: dunk!records
Facebook: www.facebook.com/feedmetothewaves
Category: Magazin, Reviews