8.5 out of 10It seems more and more common these days to hear bands trying to achieve an "Animal Collective sound". The Present aren't trying to sound like, ha-ha "present" day Animal Collective though, more so the young days of AC, when they were more "drone-folk". The Present are more than just "drone" though. A perfect comparison to The Present would be Jane (only tighter), mixed with a dash of Fuck Buttons and a hint of Krautrock.
This album will not be for everybody I can tell you that right now. In-fact the noises on here may be so horrifying you may feel uncomfortable or squeamish at times. Not to say that there aren't undeniably beautiful moments at all. Because there are. Under the splashes of off beat jazz drumming, dark/deep/layered/eerie "howls", constant-ringing "clanky" industrial elements, and truly "out of this world" sampling, lies a gorgeous piano drowning in a pool of reverb and echo. Honestly, this should be on Kranky.
If you like drone, and I mean really like it. You LOVE experimental music you're a huge Animal Collective/Health/Fuck Buttons/Throbbing Gristle/Jane Fan. And you don't mind the feeling of your paranoid brain melting... The Present is for you. Open it slowly.
Standout Tracks: I honestly love all of them, but check out "Love Melody".
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