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Portland 70s-bent prog dudes Danava grabbed our attention in 2008 with the mighty Unonou, a killer album jammed with jagged, wandering riffs and epic, spiraling rock architecture. We were floored by the band’s daring psychedelia, and their ability to make songs that clocked in close to ten minutes pass so effortlessly. On their latest, Hemisphere of Shadows, the epic sweep of Unonou is gone, and the songs are a lot shorter. This should be a good thing. But Danava are big, complicated thinkers. And they don’t succeed as well with shorter songs (we’re as surprised as you are). The riffs are still bitchin, but Hemisphere of Shadows starts to feel repetitive before the mid-point.
Standout tracks: “The Illusion Crawls”, “Shoot Straight With a Crooked Gun” |
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Danava – Hemisphere of Shadows – Album Review
– 01/09/2012Posted in: 3 Stars, Album Reviews, Rock
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