ross.

I definitely get the appeal of relocating to Iceland to write music inspired by the stark landscapes. There's something incredibly romantic about the idea of that space and the sounds that reflect it. I've always wanted to visit myself. It feels like a place where you can truly experience what it is to be alone, and to feel dwarfed by nature that's all around you. I don't have a bad thing to say about this album. I enjoyed it, with the slight caveat that others have done it a bit better. Sigur Ros are kings of the Icelandic landscape style of ambient rock. Jose Gonzalez does meloncholy indie rock just a bit better. For pure bleakness, Ellliott Smith is hard to surpass. But Low Roar may sort of fit in just snuggly in between those examples and at times manages similar effects. I'm sad to see that the lead singer died so young. I'd be curious to hear more some day.

ross. is an indie pop album by Low Roar. I guess it is more or less ok, but it never excels at any point. The first two tracks ("Darkest Hour" and "Slow Down") are the best songs and even those two are nothing special. "I'll Make You Feel" has a piano theme that has similarities with "Barrel of Leaves" by We Are Augustines. The latter songs uses this theme as a basis on which a song is built with tempo and melodic changes. The Low Roar song is just this theme going on and on for nearly 6 minutes. This is the way most of these compositions work, one melody spun out too many minutes. The fact that for an atmospheric long track to work, you will have to have changes in melody, tempo and tension seems to be lost on this band.

The intersection of singer-songwriter and electronica on this LP is notable for its creativity, but the respective genres feel so watered down that the album feels lifeless as a result. There was an occasional guitar line or synth pad that caught my ear, but for the most part this feels very ho-hum without any strong melodic presence or hooks.

This was quite beautiful. 4 stars.

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: The machine

This album did have a low roar feel to it. Quiet, mellow, pretty.

Post-rock, electronica, dream pop. Ni fu ni fa.

Oh some cool indie kids just finished up eh?

Soild modern pop album one I’ll hopefully come back to.

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