Clogs

A while back I wrote about Clogs, and Pitchfork's glowing review of their new album Lantern prompted me to give their new matierial a listen. While Clogs features two members of The National, guitarist Bryce Dessner and violinist Padma Newsome, their sound is entirely dissimilar. With strong classical and avant post-rock leanings, Clogs' compositions are all trees and adventure. "Lantern" is a solemn and dignified affair, but retains an air of exploration and wonder. Using this descriptor is cliched, but it's quite cinematic, gorgeous music.


From Lantern (buy):

Clogs - Lantern

Check out the Vincent Moon video for "Lantern" here.

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Added The Torture Garden and Come Pick Me Up (excellent title referrence) to the blogroll.

Enjoy.