FLOATING : "Hesitating Lights"

Here is the kind of interesting blend of sounds that I am always looking for. Given the fact that bands like In Solitude come from Sweden, a death metal band that blends post-punk into their sound, it is not a huge surprise; I am more surprised by how well this is done. Less than 30 seconds in, they go from a Siouxsie and the Banshees-like riff to throwing in a blast beat, the growled vocals are layered over the guitars, splitting the difference between the two sounds. At times, this is a little chaotic, but it flows well more often than not. This is not to say they are not adverse to bringing in some brooding, angular sounds on "Grave Dog". It's cool how the sounds simmer, and they do not feel the need to rush things into your standard dense gain chugging. 

"Cough Choir" at times finds things converging back into a cool groove, though it is perhaps the most metallic song so far. The lyrics, more easily deciphered, find references to a place where witches were burned and corpses are piled, so not your normal gore fest. There is a more haunted feel to things. "Exit Bag Song' feels like a jam that kind of falls out of the previous song. In fact, I thought it was like a weird ending to "Cough Choir".  The title track lingers more like something the Cure might do in recent years. 'Dark Enough" grooves even harder. It's more metallic without depending on hyper aggression. 

"Wrong Body' finds them picking up the pace a bit and reminding me a little of old Tribulation. These guys have a beefier growl and are less progressive in the places they wander off to, though not far removed from Tribulation. Guess this comparison sticks around for the last song, which is a little more experimental, certainly more so than old Tribulation. I will give this one a 9.5 and see how it grows on me, they certainly have some cool sounds woven together, and are taking death metal in a different direction, it might not be as heavy as some but it's darker in places, and not the same old same old which goes a long way with me. This comes out July 11th on Transcending Obscurity. 

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