No More Apocalypse Father (CD) Eliza McLambWE ARE WINTER'S BLUE AND RADIANT CHILDREN (WAWBARC) is the new quartet of Mat Ball (BIG BRAVE), Efrim Manuel Menuck (Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Thee Silver Mt. Zion), and Jonathan Downs and Patch (both Ada). On "NO MORE APOCALYPSE FATHER" they present six modal lullabies drenched in seared distortion, slathered across striding electronic pulses. Ball and Menuck began creating music in and for the bleakest moments of Montral winters: "We're honoring
was composed by Clint Mansell (formerly of early '90s alt-rock band Pop Will Eat Itself)
this is the first time his name appears on the front of a record
I Didn't Think So
and two Triple Platinum Awards
For two hours and 20 minutes
Powermad and Strychnine
The quintet's hybrid folk sound continues it's evolution pushing the band further into the grey area between genres that defies pigeonholing
Flow Over Me
'The Hills' and 'Can't Feel My Face'
Khotin knows this zone well
Nothing Left (The Fool)
'Bring the Noize'