Sandrider - Enveletration - VINYL LP

In many ways, new alhambra is an auditory homage to what has shaped lead singer Mathew Lee Cothran's life. It's title, as any hardcore pro-wrestling fan will recognize, credits the Philadelphia arena that birthed it's most legendary and extreme version of it, and the use of samples from wrestling shows serve as a reference to his upbringing. The album was characteristically made with outdated equipment and limited by only one microphone, with Mike InchDr. VinkInch Roberts playing an essential role on bass that enrichens the rockier resonations in comparison to Elvis Depressedly's previous releases. Cothran and Delaney were constantly on the move during the recording process thanks to their new found career freedom, but none of it takes away from new alhambra fully texturized shift toward brightly melancholic noise-pop inspired by Cothran's favorite unsung heroes such as Waterboys, Prefab Sprout and Emperor X, and in more conventional instances, Elliott Smith and Mac DeMarco.

A monumental best-of featuring iconic tracks from their acclaimed albums Legacy, Tales of the Sands, Shehili, and Karma. Among them are fan favorites like InchBeliever,Inch InchDance,Inch InchGet Your Freedom Back,Inch InchMerciless TimesInch and Into the LightInch. Songs that have defined Myrath's unmistakable blend of progressive metal and Middle Eastern flair. Hailing from Tunisia, Myrath have carved out a unique space in the global metal scene with their cinematic soundscapes and powerful storytelling.

So if Sandrider marks a shift for Weisnewski and Damm, it's more in the inclusion of Roberts and the overall presentation of their sound than in the style of their play. That said, Sandrider does have a more grounded feel to it's material than did Akimbo; a maturation and natural next step from what they last presented. Songs vary in memorability, but each proves worthy in one way or another, and for the flow Sandrider establish across the album as a whole, nothing is out of place or unjustifiable. Roberts is an excellent complement for Weisnewski vocally, the two blending so well together that it's hard to tell where tradeoffs are (other than backing spots), and Damm's percussion adds a punk-ish sense of danger to the whole affair, whether it's the rhythmic shifts of InchCrysknifeInch or the driving finale of closer InchScatter.Inch Sandrider, because they're not really a new band, don't fall prey to what a lot of others might on their first record in terms of not fully realizing the vision of what they're trying to accomplish, but at the same time, there's a sense of potential in opener InchChildrenInch that speaks to the development of Sandrider as it's own band and a hopefully ongoing project. The song has some surfy swagger and sway, and Weisnewski's scream tops the cleaner singing excellently. His guitar is at the fore, but the balance of the mix is excellent, and Sandrider can strike into either accessibility or riffy abandon depending on the band's whim.1. Children 05 042. The Corpse 05 143. Crysknife 05 344. Voices 04 125. Paper 03 49 6. The Judge 10 077. Scatter 06 27