November is Doom - Shedfromthebody :'Everything Out There Has Teeth"

A second album from this Finnish project is a surprise for the darkness of fall to spread over. Her voice continues to glide overly beautifully bleak passages, which is not far removed from where we left off with "Whisper and Wane". The opening track finds less of a storm brewing and a more vulnerable side. "Heima" finds a more droning strum of dark folk guitar, laying down the haunting foundation. Things do build to a more metallic conclusion. Then the album takes a sharp left turn into the grunge-riden noise rock of "Nature's Weapons". The more sensual vocals release the tension. 

"Horses" finds things getting more serious, with darker clouds rolling in. The vocals are more fragile to contrast this. I wonderfully slithering groove emerges from this. "Salve" is more atmospheric and introspective. Less is more on this one as every not gives the proper amount of space in the composition. There is a more downtrodden bass line to "Spine' which reminds me of a marginally more metallic version of the band Curve. The vocal melodies float over it in a very sensual fashion. 

"Shattermind" is more of a rock song that just leans further into the atmosphere at times, while the vocals really hold everything together. Then she is back to a more dream pop sound with the minimalist arrangement of "Ginger." It does build up into a heavier rock doom trudge toward the end of the song. There is more grunge influence and a 90s feel overall at times on this one, will give it a 9.5, which puts it neck and neck with the January release.

 

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