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saint the fire show

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... And now I can't stop listening to it.
This music has some really admirable virtues not found in many of our best albums today. Its exploratory but listenable, dissonant and yet oddly tuneful, focussed but dynamic. There's no doubt this music requires patience, but given that, there are enough gorgeous moments to make it well worth the time you invest. It would make my short list for best albums of the last 3 years. Very highly recommended.

Saint The Fire Show is destined to go down as an overlooked classic, partially because the Fire Show split at the height of their output and also because Saint... is relatively difficult to find. But those willing to seek it out will be rewarded with a hard-to-define, but all-around brilliant platter of manipulated, reformated post-punk. Perhaps the most striking aspect of the Fire Show's sound is its use of electronics and odd production techniques that completely revamp, ruin, and redefine the songs that lie underneath. The only obvious comparison would be what the Liars are doing now, only more accessible and perhaps more successful. Overall, there's never a dull moment on Saint The Fire Show, and those jaded by the ubundance of rather redundant rock music pouring out as of late should latch on to this with magnetic force.

There is so much to say about this album. The songs are raw and will cut anyone with it's jagged edges. At first it was hard to listen to, but give it some time and you will see the genius in its noise. Not one song is a disappointment. The sounds clash beautifully with grit and distinction. This is one of the rare gems that have opened my ears and allowed them to develop.