Deafheaven - Infinite Granite (August 20, 2021) Album • Page 4

This was really nice. I would love if the whole thing sounds like this

 

An album in this vein, please. So good.

 

Absolutely here for this. Hopefully the album trends in this direction. Either way though, incredible track.

 

dig it. this is a better direction for them tbh.

 

Dig it

 

oh this is very interesting

 

Fuck that's good. I love heavy DH, but I also love quite/lush DH. They can do no wrong!

 

if this is true, that’s fucking wild

 

song rules

 

For the past ten years, the seminal San Francisco band Deafheaven has been driven by evolution and innovation within themselves and their respective genres. With their forthcoming album Infinite Granite, available August 20th via Sargent House, they’ve taken another giant leap forward. With production from Justin Meldal-Johnsen, known for his stellar work with M83, Wolf Alice, Paramore, Metric, among others, Deafheaven embarks on a new chapter of defiant beauty. The album’s first single, “Great Mass of Color,” pairs sparse, hushed verses with roaring technicolor choruses - a song where their mastery over the relationship between tension and release is on full display.

Across the album, vocalist George Clarke showcases a startling vocal range; falsettos, whispers, multi-part harmonies, and other adventurous vocal treatments, with his trademark black metal-inspired howls mostly absent. Guitarists Kerry McCoy and Shiv Mehra expand their sonic palette to include synth textures using them to enrich their astral guitar work rather than outright replace it. Drummer Daniel Tracy has always been a force to reckon with behind the kit, but where he used to floor audiences with his speed and stamina, he’s now free to broaden his approach and lay down authoritative drum patterns that together with bassist Christopher Johnson’s punchy bass lines anchor the band’s lofty arrangements. Ultimately, Infinite Granite is Deafheaven’s most goosebump-inducing album to date.

Jack Shirley, who recorded all the previous Deafheaven albums, remained on board to engineer part of Infinite Granite at his Atomic Garden East studio in Oakland, CA with additional engineering and mixing coming from nine-time Grammy Award winner Darrell Thorp (Foo Fighters, Radiohead, Beck).

 

something about this is vaguely Hum to me? is that wrong

 

It reminds me of HIM actually haha.

 

it sounds like the single might even be one of the “heavier” tracks lol

 

definitely in the guitar tone

 

Oh my god that press release. Preordering this shit TODAY.

 

Sounds like its gonna be a Keep You-esque transition, which obviously Im here for.

 

“Vinyl release TBD”

Fully expecting to get this in 2022 the way delays are going.

 

Yup

 

Super interesting, not quite sure how I feel yet but I do like it.

 

Oh fuck yes, give me all of this.

 

Yeah this album is going to be real special. I’m very excited of where they might go on this.

 

they excel when theyre doing atmospherics. the vocals are surprising and welcomed. if i were to choose out of the genres theyve previously explored i would hope for a predominantly post rock album though maybe they have something else up their sleeves. really didnt like most of the last album.

that teaser they put on twitter sounds like boards of canada ripoff

 

I'm hoping there's a bunch of synth stuff on this. Bring it on.

 

it's true