HEARTBREAKING BRAVERY (WITH MOONFACE)

Spencer Krug's finest moment, and for the first 20 or so minutes, this is amongst the most anthemic and emotionally loaded indie rock I can think of. The matchmaking here is wonderful - Siinai are clearly a band with an ear for groove and texture, with their music as a group being vastly instrumental. They hold this album together alone, particularly in the integration of motorik beats with alt-rock bombast, but Krug takes it to another level. Wavering and passionate, some of these vocal lines are absolutely deserving of the album's title. It is a pity then that it does completely lose steam - the first four tracks flow seamlessly and never let up on the energy or the intensity, with a post-punk melancholy somewhere inside. The rest of the album finds bits and pieces of high quality but never quite reaches those lofty heights again, and perhaps is why I don't feel like putting it on again whenever I'm done with it. But with towering melodies like the ones atop "Yesterday's Fire", I can't help but love it at least a bit.

8.1 (6th listen)

Part of my listening diary from my facebook music blog - www.facebook.com/TheExoskeletalJunction

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