A Silver Mt. Zion is back with their latest release '13 Blues For Thirteen Moons'. Again stepping away from the almost transparent transition they made from Godspeed You! Black Emperor with their first release 'He Has Left Us Alone But Shafts Of Light Sometimes Grace The Corner Of Our Rooms'.This being their most "rock" album to date and keeping in line with what was only hinted at on 'Horses In The Sky', the group moves to a steady/consistent, progressive beat/rhythm. There is even some semblance of a movement toward a traditional verse/chorus style with some repetition of specific parts within the song. Keeping with this same pattern of growth, Efrim is singing more on this album than he has on any album to date and there is much more focus on lyrics as the center of the each song.
But fear not longtime fans of Godspeed. The album still swings into long, droney, builds leaving even the most pretentious noise-nik satisfied.
Do yourself a favor and catch them on tour, like I did last night. They're playing 2 new songs.
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Favorite Track: BlindBlindBlind
Rating: 8 Out Of 10
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