/Dark folk, Medieval, Americana,
Post-folk, New Weird America, Indie folk, Drone folk, Folk indie, Art folk/
Comment: beast does not
behave quite in a way how the title would like to see. More profoundly, this
7-track issue is an artsy interplay between silence and ascending and expanding
(indie) folk numbers having hints at different folk music periods and locations
– from hysterical, Arcade Fire-esque indie outbursts and joyous burlesque
interludes to more restraint, even medieval/pagan folk-induced alike shards,
beguiling Americana elegies and going to Appalachian at times. Even some
post-rock alike scraps are presented in the periphery. The ordinary
instrumentation is laced with compelling glockenspiels, overdriven synths and sublime
accordions. Their soundscape is filled with emotive charge to the very last
seconds of the issue. Beast, Please Be Still is a 7-head collective from
Seattle, Washington whose music can be compared with the likes of Arcade Fire,
Anahita, Espers, and Darkwood, for instance. In a word, it is an outstanding effort
by any means.
