The dust settled. What did you think of this album? I personally

Not as memorable as DMST's other releases IMO, but it certainly wasn't a bad album by any stretch. I could listen to it again

>Also feel free to talk about Grails.
Burning Off Impurities and The Black Tar Prophecies are amazing. They make me feel like I should be getting stoned in a Tibetan monastery

My kinda thread.

I really liked the album, but I wish there were more standout tracks. Bound and And Boundless just tower above the rest of the album, it makes the other songs like bookends to the obvious centerpiece. Her Eyes on the Horizon and Return, Return Again are top notch too though.

As far as their "recent" albums, I loved You, You're a History in Rust and I think it's still better than SPI, but Other Truths just didn't do it for me at all so SPI is a more than welcome return.

Grails keep going down this diverse rabbit hole of soundtrack fetishism and it's really fleshed out their sound; Chalice Hymnal is musically all over the place but somehow still finds cohesion. Still prefer Deep Politics over CH, but it's a worthy "follow-up."

Such a blessed year for both fantastic bands to come out of dormancy months apart.

>>74094133
Black Tar Prophecies v.1-3 is such a turning point for them. Still my favorite release of theirs.

>>74094217
It's pretty cool that 1-3 and Take Refuge got reissued recently. Temporary Residence is a great label.

Not as good as I thought it was on the first few listens, but still a quality release. Horriplations, Bound, and And Boundless are the best tracks.