DISSOLUTION

I feel like I may have binged a little bit too much on THE PINEAPPLE THIEF over the past year. I have spent a lot of time with their two latest studio albums which includes this one "Dissolution" from 2018 but also their two latest live albums which of course focus on those two studio albums. So I've heard these songs a lot but I still feel this is a very good album but not nearly as good as the previous record "Your Wilderness" or the live "Where We Stood" taken from that tour.

The highlight and a song I will not tire of is "White Mist" an 11 minute piece that features the talents of guitarist David Torn who I am such a major fan of. I would like to know how this connection happened but man this song is on another level. The other two tracks that stood out this time were "Threatening War" which I find moving and the lyrics so thoughtful. And there's some harmonies here which were all over "Your Wilderness" and that helped make that album special. "Far Below" for the guitar and electric piano. Some calms I like especially the spacey one late. "Uncovering your Tracks" kept getting stuck in my head at work and it opens surprisingly dark with depth. "Try As I Might" has some attitude on the verses and melancholy on the chorus. The album ends with a beautiful balled called "Shed a Light" that has a couple of powerful sections in it.

I honestly thought this would be better, kind of like the new PORCUPINE TREE but I'm still happy to own both. There's so much great music on these albums but they just aren't as consistent as I'd like.