DEAFHEAVEN - Infinite Granite 2xLP (Black vinyl)

Label: Sargent House

While each Deafheaven record has always sought to sonically react against its predecessor, 2021’s ‘Infinite Granite’ is the most significant, satisfying and beautiful yet. In the band’s ‘blackgaze’ aesthetic, the shoegaze element now almost completely shunts the black metal part of their sound out of the picture - George Clarke’s vocals are harmony-laden and whispered or sighed, not screamed. While it divided their fanbase, for some it’s the finest Deafheaven album, more so even than the mighty ‘Sunbather’...