I have struggled for some time now with how to best describe this album to someone who has no familiarity with SUMAC, but I am not sure that I can succeed in a way that does justice to Aaron Turner and his associates. If you loved Isis (and how could you not) but wished it had more amorphous song structures and greater technicality, while losing none of its devastating emotional impact, then you are going to love this album. Be forewarned, however: this is considerably more jarring than the majority of post-metal, with wild variations within and between songs (while all remaining very obviously a single, coherent album - this is Aaron Turner and not some fly-by-night huckster, after all). This is a cathartic listening experience, and you owe it to yourself to give this a completely uninterrupted listen. The lows will crush you before the highs elevate your spirit. This is not my considered opinion, but universal fact, spoken directly to me through the medium that is Love in Shadow. Ippocalyptica
The solo project of Philip Quinn (Girls Names), this is dark-edged electronic work with a needle-sharp take on life in the U.K. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 10, 2019
Afrofuturist punk from Philly that twists the hardcore sounds of '90s DC and San Diego into a seething mass of wires and roots. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 3, 2019
Three songs from this raucous New Zealand group that prove punk still has teeth and isn’t afraid to lunge and bite. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 31, 2019