{"product_id":"veils-of-winter","title":"Veils of Winter","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlackwater Holylight, as the name suggests, is all about contrasts. It’s a fluid convergence of sound that’s heavy, psychedelic, melodic, terrifying and beautiful all at once. As a heavy band, their songs aren’t anchored to riffs, but rather riffs come and go in waves that surface throughout the band’s meditative, entrancing songs. It’s a hypnotic sound, with orchestral structures that often build tension and intrigue before turning the song on its head — not by simply getting louder or heavier, nor by just layering elements. They expertly subvert the implied heaviness of a part, dissecting it and splaying the song's guts out to seep across the sonic spectrum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, having toured together extensively following the band’s wildly-successful breakout self-titled debut in 2018, Blackwater Holylight has honed their sound and identity to a powerfully captivating beast. Their live set is all about the slow build, seeming to combine the melodic tension of early Sonic Youth crossed with the laconic fever-dream blues of the first Black Sabbath album, and wiry experimentation of post-punk and krautrock. The lineup on this album is Allison (Sunny) Faris (bass \/ vocals), Laura Hopkins (guitar \/ vocals) and Sarah McKenna (synths), with new guitarist Mikayla Mayhew and drummer Eliese Dorsay fleshing out their sound in exciting ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVeils of Winter\u003c\/i\u003e opens with fuzzed-drenched, drop-tuned bass and baritone guitar leading a dirge riff on \u003ci\u003eSeeping Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e. Faris’ lilting and funereal vocals drop in, adding to the mournful atmosphere until a short turnaround progression hints at changes to come, as Faris and Hopkins harmonize eerily and the tune suddenly turns into a krautrock charge. \u003ci\u003eMotorcycle\u003c\/i\u003e kicks off deceptively with a heavy grunge riff building up for about 40-seconds before the song abruptly shifts gears into a synth-led post-punk harmony, sounding something like Lush meets Syd Barrett era Pink floyd.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath Realms\u003c\/i\u003e is perhaps the poppiest track, based around soaring shoegaze guitars and interwoven light vocal harmonies. Soft piano notes, occasional woozy whammy bar dives and a driving tom-tom beat solidify its hooks. \u003ci\u003eSpiders\u003c\/i\u003e is a creepy-crawly guitar riff and counterpoint keys, while \u003ci\u003eMoonlit\u003c\/i\u003e explores prog-structures with a shredding guitar solo crescendo. The penultimate track, \u003ci\u003eLullaby\u003c\/i\u003e is exactly that, a lulling, expansive tune exemplifying Blackwater Holylight’s genre smashing sound as it subtly moves across a vast sonic landscape atop a hypnotic 6\/8 beat and repetitive 3-note motif. Throughout the album, their songs shirk traditional verse-chorus-verse structure in favour of fluid, serpentine compositions that move with commanding grace.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riding Easy Records","offers":[{"title":"Pink | LP.","offer_id":50457148326219,"sku":"1071582","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Pink | LP","offer_id":50457147638091,"sku":"1071581","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50457147048267,"sku":"1071578","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/fef14d9f-eca0-4176-8af5-2e3e08b1bfa8_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727203421","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/veils-of-winter","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}