Coal

Album · Released 20 May 2013

Coal

Leprous

Coal makes repetition feel unstable. A vocal phrase may return several times while the rhythm beneath it shifts, changing the pressure without replacing the melody. Leprous use that approach to create a darker, more concentrated record, with Einar Solberg's singing carrying much of its emotional weight. Foe is a patient introduction. The measured movement and layered voices establish a severe atmosphere, and the ending gives the harmonies room to…

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