Review: The Unwinding Hours – The Unwinding Hours
The album starts with a slow 6 minute song that layers gradually and then crescendos quite nicely at the end. It’s a great way to start the album because there are layers to sift through from start to finish. Lyrically and musically. The drumming has a unique approach and adds some dynamics and interest to the songs which can be somewhat plain in their arrangements. Some strings and ambient noise help out also. But the simplicity of the songs is nice and offers balance. There are no particularly fast songs on the album which I think is one of it’s short-comings. It can be hard to listen to all the way through. It has a fantastic ending with The Final Hour which starts out very quiet with guitar and vocals and absolutely explodes out of nowhere with crashing drums and guitar and a great melody and slowly fades away. A good album overall and worth the time to listen to it.
