Little Hours (Jagjaguwar)
The preferred music for minimalist museums, Spokane gives us another bleak, stark and very minimal look into their seemingly haunted lives. "Seemingly" being the key word as surely Spokane strives for an aesthetic that is beautiful and uplifting, an irony to the mood of the music -similar to Low. Little Hours achieves an accessibility that their last release, Measurement, didn't. Then again, calling a Spokane album more accessible that another is like saying one David Lynch film is easier to understand than the other. For example, while Little Hours may be more substantial in content than Measurement, it doesn't quite deliver the memorable melodies that past albums such as The Proud Graduates and Able Bodies does. Still, there is much to enjoy on Little Hours, especially for fans of bands such as Low, Bedhead, and Idaho. Spokane is at it's finest when they incorporate strings into their arrangements, most notably in the beautiful, chilling "Building" and "Minor Careers." Other impressive tracks are awashed in piano, such as the aforementioned "Building" and the standout "Thankless Marriage."
hear: Minor Careers, Thankless Marriage, Building, Middle School, Leases & Promises
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