Review: Early Day Miners - Offshore (or) land of pale saints and grey skies

Posted on 2 September 2006 | 2 Comments

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Americana, Atmospheric, Post Rock

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Even though, Frank from Chromewaves beat me to it, I feel compelled to post about the new album Offshore from Bloomington, IN’s Early Day Miners because it is fast becoming one of my favorites of 2006. While the song “Offshore” was initially released on the group’s sophomore album Let Us Garlands Bring, it serves as the foundation for this new album, much like a director’s cut of that particular song.

Offshore is gorgeously textured and virtually seamless from start to finish. It sucked me into the vast lonesome alternate reality where there is nothing for miles but grey skies and abandoned wheat fields. Just imagine filtering sad Midwestern Americana through the sounds of My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, and Isis. The music isn’t heavy, but it is weighty. It is awash is shifting atmospheric tones that never allow the droning ambience of the music to lose focus. This is a crushingly beautiful album that is enormous in emotional scope.

Offshore is out now on Secretly Canadian records. You can also get Early Day Miners music through eMusic’s 25 Free MP3 offer.

MP3 | Early Day Miners – Sans Revival Offshore