True to their name, Oceansize make big music. Not in the dorky 80s sense, nor in the pre-shoegazer “oceanic rock” of My Bloody Valentine. Oceansize are more like ’69-’71 psych prog period Pink Floyd with the crispy black gothic heart of Sisters Of Mercy. Loud bursts of triple-guitars sound alternatively like bristling math rock (remember Rodan?) and Radiohead via jokey mid-90s Radiohead coverband Muse. Songs with vocals are generally more engaging than the instrumentals, which hover and meander too often. The weighty songs lack the true depth to make this an event album. But it does sound cool in headphones. Which means Effloresce could become this decade’s Meddle. Do they have a Dark Side Of The Moon in them? They’d have to improve a lot, but we’ll see.
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