Hundred Waters: Communicating (180g) Vinyl LP

Third full-length album from Floridas Hundred Waters. Communicating was recorded during a period of intenseupheavelfor the band, who in the years since 2014s The Moon Rang Like A Bell have traveled, loved, lost a band member, collaborated with Bonobo and moved into a shared living space in Los Angeles. The album was recorded in their new LA home, with Nicole Miglis and Trayer Tryon stretching out to record their respective parts in cozy isolation. Listening to Miglis voice, its hard to not be reminded of Bjorks earthy,fragile cadence. In fact, Communicating sounds like what a Bjork record co-produced by Bon Ivers Justin Vernon might sound like, if you can imagine the singer embracing full-on pop arrangement and folk tunings. Whats most striking about Communicating is how it manages to sound equally as hopeful as it does tragic. Check out the upbeat maximalist hyper-pop of Wave To Anchor, the disarmingly intimate Parade, the sultry Re:, and the autotuned macabre title track. Heavy 180g vinyl pressing with printed fold-out insert and code for digital download.

• 180g vinyl pressing
• printed insert
• digital download included
• music label:Owsla 2018

reviewed byfrau farbissina 01/2018

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