Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest (Black Vinyl)

Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest (Black Vinyl)Tomorrow's Harvest thankfully does not diverge from the path established by their previous 7 or so records. Drums melt into bass, bass melts into synths sprinkle with crackles and distorted mystery snippets collected over the years. The duo, unlike many of their peers, have aged gracefully. Recommended.

the now four-piece Animal Collective are capable of conjuring an epic chorus or towering build-up from a seemingly scant palate

become a wall of noise

lauded by the likes of NPR and The Fader

Nevertheless

It is a snapshot taken along a larger journey—a moment all the more beautiful for its impermanence

balancing bold sweeping gestures and crumbling textures

meticulously building a cohesive album narrative

and king suffered a perforated ulcer that nearly ended his life

but most of the music remained unreleased

(Pitchfork’s Best 100 albums of the 1980s)

and melody

experimental yet familiar in its intimacy