![]() If one lets oneself go for the album's general feel, then it all flows together to make a touching, surprising experience, but those seeking variety aren't likely to be happy. ![]() Bassist Stephen Immerwahr 's vocals lend to that feeling, softly ruminative, sometimes straining, but never sounding self-important or whining (though sometimes the lyrics are creepily macabre - check out the start of "Cave-In"). ![]() It isn't the narcotic hush of Low - there's actually a little more relative energy than that! - or sludgy stoner rock à la Black Sabbath, but something else entirely. There's a cryptic warmth in the slow tempos and feedback produced from the deliberate strumming and chords from John Engle and Chris Brokaw 's guitars. As for the album, the tone isn't cold or unemotional, but simply gripped by a deep black mood, where everything seems on the verge of suddenly going wrong or collapsing. The cover of Codeine 's Frigid Stars LP sets the mood well - a negative black and white shot of some stars, looking even more haunting as a result.
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