Your's Infinite Granite album review is much more convincing than the fantano review. Thank you for the great review~ 😀😀
@mollyesanborn3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! :)
@rashotcake69452 жыл бұрын
this is more of a reaction than a review. to really review an album, you should prob listen more than once
@CarlosAugusto-dq6qx2 жыл бұрын
you just did not mentioned melonhead on this gem of a channel 🤚
@CarlosAugusto-dq6qx3 жыл бұрын
If you want to hear Sunbather mixed with Infinite Granite check out Ordinary Corrupt Human Love. To me its the best Deafheaven album. Sooooo gooooood
@magicjermaine982 жыл бұрын
I second this! My favourite album of all time 😁
@anarchicnerd6662 жыл бұрын
This. Definitely this. Ordinary Corrupt Human Love is my favourite Deafheaven album, had that perfect blend of melody and savegry. From most liked to least - OCHL - Roads to Judah - Sunbather - Infinite Granite (don't quite know what I think of it yet, still too fresh) - New Bermuda (not that New Bermuda is bad or anything, it has some bangers, but it's a little more forgettable) Yes, I tier listed Deafheavens albums. Fite me! (Also the singles are great, Black Brick especially shows that Deafheaven can make great black metal, in spite of what their detractors say)
@martyngregg25272 жыл бұрын
This right here!
@TheseBitchesWantNikes2 жыл бұрын
I fourth the motion.
@eudes8k2 жыл бұрын
By far.
@justynsullivan5073 жыл бұрын
I think that their previous album, Ordinary Corrupt Human Love, acts as a good gateway to where they are now. It seems like a logical evolution after seeing their progression over the years. That being said, Infinite Granite is still a lot to take in but I’m loving the journey so far!:)
@holyshiet7873 жыл бұрын
You should check Alcest. They had similar route years ago, from Black metal to Shoegaze / dream pop (Shelter album)
@Azabaxe802 жыл бұрын
I got to Alcest because I was reading an article about Catherine Wheel (huge personal favorite from another life) and how shoegaze had evolved into various subgenres. One of them being "blackgaze", of which Deafheaven (a band I had never heard of) were representative. Heard Sunbather and was intrigued. Reading an interview with the band, they mentioned Burzum as an influence. That much was obvious, but the other band the article mentioned was Alcest. When I heard Écailles de lune I was floored. I heard not only Deafheaven, but Catherine Wheel (the Ferment vintage) in that album. I couldn't understand how this band existed and I had never heard of them.
@piershollott3392 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, Alcest is so good, and Deafheaven has always reminded me a lot of Opale, and also old school Chapterhouse, maybe more than MBV. The thing that gets me about Infinite Granite is the drums though. Just amazing.
@nicgarcia4973 жыл бұрын
To achieve the new sound, the band enlisted producer Justin Meldal-Johnsen, best known as Beck’s longtime bassist and for his work with electronic-based pop artists such as M83, Paramore, and Metric. So I have to say bravo and good ear 👂
@l3m0nhernandez773 жыл бұрын
And bass player for Nine Inch Nails from 2008-2009
@mollyesanborn3 жыл бұрын
Cool, I didn't know that!
@itchyvinyl3 жыл бұрын
JMJ is an all around great musical mind. I found out he produced it after buying the record. Two great tastes that taste great together.
@andrewdesantos50082 жыл бұрын
listening to Deafheaven's music is some of the most spiritual experiences I've ever had with music ! .. this a band that's needs to be heard by everyone at least once before you die !
@rockomundo3 жыл бұрын
This one is kind of a transitional album from them, so it's really interesting that you went right into it as your second listen lol. I personally really enjoyed this, but it's better in context once you've heard their third album New Bermuda, which has more of their black metal sound you like from the band, and their fourth album, which is a mix of that sound and this new one. I say try their other albums out, they're fantastic no matter what.
@Jason-to5cs3 жыл бұрын
This album is a grower for me. I am enjoying Lament for Wasps and Villain a lot more on repeat listens. Unfortunately, I think the album is just a little predictable. I can’t even really get into Other Language simply because it follows such a similar formula that a lot of the other tracks on the album follow. That doesn’t mean it’s a bad album at all. What always matters is if the songs are GOOD, which they are. Mombasa is incredibly powerful, I shed tears when the ending came in. Having that classic deafheaven moment felt very cathartic. I think if the band can put out a good album of material like this on their first try, then their potential is very high moving forward. Great reaction! I listened to Loathe “I let it in and it took everything” because you mentioned it in the Sunbather reaction. Enjoyed it a lot!
@mollyesanborn3 жыл бұрын
Yes, a grower for sure! I think Lament for Wasps and Other Language are the two that lose me just a bit, but perhaps with more listens I will grow a greater appreciation for them. I agree though, a very powerful album with some absolutely fantastic moments. Glad you enjoyed Loathe's album! :)
@davidblackburn16722 жыл бұрын
Great review Molly, I got into Deafheaven through Cody and Mogwai and this was one of my favourite albums of last year
@JCB163282 жыл бұрын
Loved that reaction, also was pleasantly surprised to see that you've had goosebumps at the exact same moments as I did! lol
@mollyesanborn2 жыл бұрын
Deafheaven always delivers on the goosebumps!
@whereta30973 жыл бұрын
Yes! There was quite a bit m83 I noticed in this album too, especially dead cities, dawn. Love the album a lot, especially being a good contrast to the rest of their discography, each having their own vibes. Excited to hear your first thoughts on Judah and Bermuda whenever you get to them.
@mollyesanborn3 жыл бұрын
Definitely curious to hear the rest of their stuff and see how those albums differ from the sound of Infinite Granite!
@UlverEos3 жыл бұрын
Villain is my fav track off this album, although the album in it's entirety is absolutely phenomenal!
@BebehCookieIcecream Жыл бұрын
Same, that track just beautiful.
@A379273 жыл бұрын
I really LOVE your reactions song to song of this album. Very happy you're enjoying your Deafheaven travel, hope to see you reacting to their previous albums!
@mollyesanborn3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! :)
@alc41172 жыл бұрын
New bermuda is their best album in terms of the heavy side of the band. It captures the Perfect balance between metal and the melodies of this album. Infinite granite for what it is is an amazing album.
@NehemiahRyan3 жыл бұрын
A lot of comments comparing this to m83 but it goes back further to the late 80s/early 90s shoegaze bands like Slowdive, MBV, Chapterhouse and Ride. If you don’t know who those bands are stop everything and go check them out now. You won’t be disappointed.
@piershollott3392 жыл бұрын
Pale Saints and Lush too. There were a lot of shoegaze bands, but in hindsight, Pale Saints were probably my fave.
@voixsereines17772 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this, your channel has been a great discovery! I have to add my voice to the chorus of people recommending Alcest - they are a special band :)
@mollyesanborn2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad you found the channel. Alcest is definitely a band I want to delve into soon.
@stephenf7453 жыл бұрын
I understand people's complaints about this album but I actually think I like it more than Sunbather. I agree that the restraint makes the intensity have more of an impact. That's one thing I like about some Tool songs.
@juantienegay2 жыл бұрын
PLS do Ordinary Corrupt Human Love it's just beauty in sound!
@mollyesanborn2 жыл бұрын
I will have to check it out, everyone has been telling me to react to it!
@cassl70012 жыл бұрын
love how you can appreciate just about anything music wise. There are so many people who will never understand how beautiful heavy music can be (not that this is the heaviest stuff ever)
@rlh39592 жыл бұрын
great non-pretentious review for a band the basement-heshers love to hate. i frickin’ love this album.
@mollyesanborn2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :)
@cobaltfalcon94583 жыл бұрын
Love this new sound. FULL SHOEGAZE. My opinion is, though, you should have checked out their other albums, first. As great as Sunbather is, their other albums do have moments of melody in them. Especially Ordinary Corrupt Human Love, which is just as good as Sunbather, in my opinion
@mollyesanborn3 жыл бұрын
Yes, I will have to give the rest of their stuff a listen!
@chillgaze2 жыл бұрын
What I find so interesting about this album vs OCHL is that in between there they released "Black Brick" as a standalone single, which is arguably the heaviest, black-metally song they've released. That song is INTENSE. And then they follow it up with unapologetic shoegaze. Incredible. Also, I love your excitement each time the harsh vocals come in! lol
@mollyesanborn2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I've heard Black Brick. That song is so intense, I love it! Like you said, Deafheaven blends intensity with that relaxing shoegaze element to their music so seamlessly.
@No-Kung-Fu2 жыл бұрын
Hey, just discovered your channel. Enjoying your reactions! Please do some Alcest reactions in the future (Especially the Les Voyages de l'Âme or Kodama albums)! Cheers!
@mollyesanborn2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion, I think a few others have mentioned Alcest as well so I will have to check their stuff out. Glad you're enjoying the videos!
@No-Kung-Fu2 жыл бұрын
@@mollyesanborn If you love Sigur Ros and Deafheaven pretty sure you're gonna really like it! cheers for replying.
@user-mp7fn4zc9r2 жыл бұрын
Mombasa is the art of integrating blastbeats into a shoegaze song.
@diane67073 жыл бұрын
Listen to them all! There is a bridge to this in the later albums.
@Weestinn3 жыл бұрын
I highly recommend Thornhill - The Dark Pool, an amazing album pretty similar to Loathe. Also Northlane - Alien is an absolutely amazing and impactful metalcore record that does some of the most interesting things I’ve heard in years.
@SanskarWagley3 жыл бұрын
go back to their other records too!
@Carryusaway_2 жыл бұрын
This album really grew on me and I can’t stop listening to it definitely the best album I’ve heard in a while
@aidanb77972 жыл бұрын
I recently just returned to this album, didn't really give it a chance when it came out. I love it now, it sounds like a completely new band but that's not a bad thing. It's got a lighter vibe and a I can play it at work. Their guitarist has some really nice licks and the passages are so dreamy, he's like a more heavy metal version of Johnny Marr or something aha
@mollyesanborn2 жыл бұрын
It's absolutely a grower album, I agree. Kind of hard to appreciate how good it is with just one listen. It's more subtle, sure, but there's a quiet power to it that I really enjoy.
@aidanb77972 жыл бұрын
@@mollyesanborn 100% Agree. The only thing that I fault is the vocals. They get a bit monotonous but the instrumentals alone make up for it. Wonder what direction they will take next? Can u do a react vid to Boards of Canada? They are such a unique band and conjure up so much imagery and emotions just through their music. Its manages to be unsettling yet warming at the same time. Hard to explain, give it a spin! Music Has the Right to Children would be a good place to start. Would be epic!! :D Cheers!!
@emmaleforte98353 жыл бұрын
When you said you got goosebumps I freaked because at the exact moment you said it so did I, in blur just did it for me
@A379273 жыл бұрын
Daniel Tracy is the drummer, a grand master of drums if you ask me. But I can say the same of the guitar of Kerry McCoy or the rest of the band. They really stand out and in an ideal world they would get the recognition they deserve. Well, at least now they have yours!!
@aintcappin3 жыл бұрын
I love their mombasa like they combine their previous music and the new one
@mollyesanborn3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Mombasa is a great track!
@aintcappin3 жыл бұрын
@@mollyesanborn glad you liked it!
@TheseBitchesWantNikes2 жыл бұрын
Also highly recommend you check out Ordinary Corrupt Human Love, the album before this. It's kind of a combination of this album and their previous black metal stylings.
@mollyesanborn2 жыл бұрын
I'm planning on it, hopefully it'll be one of my next videos :D
@vincentvicious98612 жыл бұрын
This album is amazing, every outro is fantastic. They have come to understand that shoegaze is one of the best genres out there.
@FedeLup903 жыл бұрын
Hi Molly, I have appreciated your videos about Loathe and Holding Abscense albums and now same for your thoughts on Infinite Granite from Deafheaven . Since we're talking about shoegaze I highly recommend you Holy Fawn-Death Spells album, really a heavy atmospheric shoegaze Masterpiece. Cheers from Italy🙂
@TheseBitchesWantNikes2 жыл бұрын
This album was the biggest grower for me. As a huge fan of their previous sound, I was taken aback quite a bit. But it wasn't until the last 2 songs, Other Language and Mombasa, when it started to really grow on me. I think even though this is definitely uncharted territory for them, it still VERY much feels like a Deafheaven album in the way it flows and feels. In a vague unexplainable way.
@mollyesanborn2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I get that too! Way more melodic and shoegazey but certainly still sounds like Deafheaven.
@jasonsmith6662 жыл бұрын
Hay. May we have some Mogwei? Cheers. As they do the soft/subtle the VERY loud is so impactful.
@mollyesanborn2 жыл бұрын
I've heard their most recent album and did enjoy it, I'll have to check out the rest of their stuff :)
@cowmark673 жыл бұрын
Awesome that you are checking this album out. I just heard it for the first time yesterday and I love it. Same as you I had only heard Sunbather before listening to this album. Of course this album has been divisive between fans for taking out most of the black metal out of their blackgaze sound and going almost full shoegaze. My summarization of this album is this: is it a good Deafheaven album? No. Is it a really good shoegaze album? Yes. All in all if they stick with this sound I'm in for it and if they go back to the sound of Sunbather I'm also in for it.
@mollyesanborn3 жыл бұрын
I agree with you. It's a different sound, yes, but still so immense and layered in a more subtle way.
@andreykoens3 жыл бұрын
Super agree, having listened to the discography a lot, its definitely another sound but almost everything was in their wheelhouse already except for the singing... and it grows on you :) the lyrics are also super good! I'm hoping they spice up the songs on the live performances... but definitely expect the next albums to explore this sound a bit more, maybe bring more of the thunder but not just at the end. They're great musicians to pull all of that off, can't say otherwise! Great react channel btw Molly, you describe music with grace! :) Cheers
@Deja_Dymons3 жыл бұрын
I love your reactions videos 🖤 do you think you can reacts to the first Korn or Slipknot Album and if you mess with it maybe the rest of their discography?
@mollyesanborn3 жыл бұрын
Korn and Slipknot are both on my list of artists to check out! I'll have to give them a listen.
@nosurprises67983 жыл бұрын
I think they still need to polish this softer approach BUT the album sounds gorgeous from start to finish. As much as I love Sunbather, I wouldn't mind if they made another album like this.
@jeffsnider98692 жыл бұрын
Other deafheaven goosebumps moments for me: about 6 minutes into Glint off of OCHL album. And the outro to Luna from New Bermuda
@mollyesanborn2 жыл бұрын
can't wait to hear those albums!
@todddouglas72313 жыл бұрын
I am all for artists changing their sound trying new things but unfortunately i didn't get much out of this album other than 'that was a decent listen'. While projects by DH like Sunbather left me speechless and emotionally rammed. If you enjoy this metallic reverb soaked post-rock sound tho, I highly HIGHLY recommend We Lost The Sea. In particular their masterpiece album "Departure Songs". One of the greatest post-rock albums of the 2010's.
@mollyesanborn3 жыл бұрын
I can understand that, Sunbather is saturated with emotion and intensity and it's a little harder to find on Infinite Granite, but it is there just at a more nuanced level. Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check it out!
@herbstwerk3 жыл бұрын
Departure Songs can't be recommended often or highly enough, can't wait for Dunk! to ship my 3rd and 4th copy. :) Might want to have some tissues nearby though.
@todddouglas72313 жыл бұрын
@@mollyesanborn I really hope you like it!
@DestinedFX3 жыл бұрын
thanks im going to listen to that
@stephenrostkoski8372 жыл бұрын
I'm a new Deafheaven listener too and have immersed myself in their catalog all year. The direction of the new album really didn't surprise me. Their sound has always been shoegaze-influenced and they experimented with "clean" vocals on the last few albums. So I like the new album. The only thing that doesn't work for me is the "Neptune" track which just slows the momentum for me. You're in for quite a ride hearing the rest of their albums.
@mollyesanborn2 жыл бұрын
I'm certainly looking forward to hearing the rest of their discography!
@stephenrostkoski8372 жыл бұрын
@@mollyesanborn If you haven't watched them already, Deafheaven have two live videos on Audiotree's Far Out series. Beautifully shot and mixed. They are two of my favorite video performances. BTW, you may not consider yourself a "music expert," but your review was more detailed than the one I wrote for my blog. And I've been writing for over 25 years!
@mollyesanborn2 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you! I appreciate that :D
@tonypeck15142 жыл бұрын
I would enjoy you doing a review of Hum’s “Downward Is Heavenward” or “You’d Prefer An Astromaut”
@mollyesanborn2 жыл бұрын
I've heard of Hum but have never listened to their stuff. I believe they were a big influence for Deftones too. I'll have to check them out!
@dystopiabeach3 жыл бұрын
OCHL is still my favorite Deafheaven release by far, but this was an incredibly solid project imo.
@redrobotmonkey3 жыл бұрын
Interesting. New Bermuda was my favourite of theirs.
@herbstwerk3 жыл бұрын
I'm certain that the jump from Sunbather straight to Infinite Granite is way more jarring than having listened to New Bermuda and OCHL when they were released. This album is almost a mediocre M. Night Shyamalan twist... everybody has seen it coming, not all are happy with it. :) And to be honest... it took me a couple of repeats to really get into this album. At first I got some serious buyers remorse for splurging hard on the vinyl pre-order, but now I'm happy with it. There's some tracks, or portions of them, I just overlook but then it just pulls me right back in with Boards of Canada-like electronics, "screams as an instrument", and simply beautiful instrumentals. I somewhat hope they take a step back towards OCHL for their next album, but I'm along for the ride even if they don't. P.S. Gotta love that 2nd half of Mombasa. The discord between vocals and instruments is just sooooo damn good. I wish there was more of it.
@mollyesanborn3 жыл бұрын
Yes, that ending on Mombasa is fantastic!
@printsignalsoma12482 жыл бұрын
you missed out on a "surf rock" album amalgamation follow up to sunbather.and the follow up album to that album is their San Francisco amalgamation of all 3. and infinite granite is an amalgamation of the best and worst parts of slowdive.
@oopirates963 жыл бұрын
I recommend Roads To Judah and Demo both are My personal favorites.
@dardo283 жыл бұрын
Nice, 😀👌 no había escuchado esta banda. 👍
@Killthesefears Жыл бұрын
Hey, idk if you are like single, but if you are, we should talk. I think you are amazing! 😂
@user-dj1yj2kp8g3 жыл бұрын
Try to listening animals as leaders, please. I love How you react
@skinhead5 Жыл бұрын
They are regressing to shoe gaze 1985
@mattemery40812 жыл бұрын
A lot of people are comparing this album to sunbather which is really weird and unfair considering there are two whole ass albums in between the two of them.
@mollyesanborn2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Sunbather is the only other Deafheaven album I've heard so it's the only thing I have to compare with Infinite Granite's sound. I look forward to hearing their other albums and seeing their progression from one to the next.
@ahorserunning7 ай бұрын
On one hand, I’m happy that the album has found its listeners, but on the other…what a massive disappointment. As generic as could be, sounds like a hundred other pop post rock albums, vocals lost all power and individuality, but they have the audacity to tease you with two incredibly short parts(particularly the ending of Mombasa) that remind you of how screamingly great Deafheaven can be. I pray to god they leave this album behind and try something else next go around.