Now we get to brass tacks. I seriously considered this album for my #1 of the year. Lower hail from Denmark. Scandanavia recently seems to have become a hotbed for interesting post-punk. Like their country-mates Iceage (who also put out a great album in 2014, Plowing Into the Fields of Love), Lower play blistering and obtuse post-punk. Iceage are much louder and confronational, Lower take a much more melodic take on post-punk. Seek Warmer Climes is their debut and they already show deep maturity with their sound, which evokes a more guitar-heavy Joy Division. Their future looks bright and hopefully we'll see more of the same for their sophomore effort.
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