AVALANCHES - Wildflower 2LP

Highly recommended.

Okay, it's not Since I Left You but extremely underrated, still utilising samples to create a narrative, while also using rappers and singers to further construct an idea and concept to the album.

It has jolly sounds with a contrast of heavy and even dark lyrics, while also being hopeful. Every tiny whisper and breath is sampled, all of these shakers and percussion instruments, these obscure instruments along with spoken words, all come from somewhere. This album is a technological advancement, hip hop, electronic, pop, folk and many other sub genres have elements shown in Wildflower.

"Frankie Sinatra" with Danny Brown and MF DOOM is gloriously daft, while Father John Misty and Mercury Rev's Jonathan Donahue add hazy, psychedelic warmth.