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ARTIST
ABRONIA
TITLE
Map of Dawn
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
FEEDING TUBE RECORDS
CATALOG #
FTR 669LP
FTR 669LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
5/20/2022
"For their great third LP, this Portland, OR sextet heads deep into the scalding sun of what feels like the Sonoran Desert. There is an edge to the fried guitar and the ever more massive drumming that evokes a parched ritual of psychedelic worship. Perhaps this has something to do with the fact initial rehearsals took place outdoors, during which time the Pacific Northwest was on fire (both in the forests and on the streets). When you know this fact, you can begin to appreciate the smoke as a compositional component. Abronia's line-up has not changed since 2019's
The Whole of Each Eye
(FTR 498LP, 2019), but their sound keeps evolving in terms of both depth and connection. The percussion achieves a true otherness here. Both
Shaver's Big Drum
, and the additions of pedal steel player
Rick Pedrosa
, create a central pulse that's impossible to resist. The bass and guitars, slither through the haze, raising up for massive strikes at times, just laying back and waiting at others. Different instrumental slices of this album might remind you of anyone from the
Gun Club
to
Savage Republic
to
Amon Düül II
. But
Keelin Mayer
's vocals are more of a presence this time as well. Occasionally, there's a way her voice combines with the coiling Eastern-tinged string parts and lazy propulsion that reminds of
Grace Slick
's pre-
Airplane
band, the
Great Society
. But she is just as likely to conjure up visions of
Scream
-era
Siouxsee
, surrounded by gauzy clouds of guitar. Still, the collective brunt of
Map of Dawn
is bracingly original. It doesn't really sound like anyone else. Abronia have developed a nuanced and totally addictive approach to creating song forms. I'm just hoping I'll get a chance to see them live sometime soon. Music this good should be a fully immersive experience." --
Byron Coley
, 2022
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