For me as a fan, The Choir has really hit a great stride starting at O How The Mighty Have Fallen and continuing on over the next few albums and on to this recent release. I’m a bigger fan than ever of the music. Shadow Weaver has a darker musical vibe akin to Chase The Kangaroo. I’ve compared it to the Cure’s Disintegration a few times over in my head, even played them back to back and they’re a nice fit. Big spacey sound scapes abound, deep poetic lyrics, tribal rhythms, and bass lines all over the octave spectrum, brilliant as ever! I like this album start to finish and believe it should be listened to in that fashion: sit down and take the time to soak it in. Each track stands on it’s own and ushers you into the next, I have no favorites. I still miss the days when these guys lived in SoCal and played the San Francisco area a lot. I lost count how many times I saw them between Circle Slide and Kissers and Killers, hope to see them live again someday. I highly recommend this album!
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