I recommend listening to Alcest, they are in the same style as Deafheaven. My favourite album of them is Kodama, but almost every album of them is great.
I just love Black Metal that gives me the "chillin at the lake with the homies vibe" and that album does just that. About the vocals, I actually don't know if its george doing them on near, but I know the bassist chris also does some vocals which should be the cleans in Canary Yellow. And yes, Night People has a Chelsea Wolfe feature. You should totally check out Lantlos. Took the same route as deafheaven, their older stuff is more Black Metal and gets way more shoegazy on their last two records. On "Wildhund" I can even sense some prog and metalcore elements. (Oh and Deafheaven has a demo you probably haven't heard of, also worth checking out)
Yeah, there's such a chill and relaxing quality to Deafheaven's music but they still infuse it with so much intensity at times too. I'll definitely have to give their EP a listen!
Heh, Deafheaven my have this awesome anthemic triumphant sound that puts a smile on your face, but the lyrics are drenched in so much irony and misery, like so much venom from a snakes fangs \m/ Still doesn't quite match the lyrics to Dream House from Sunbather though... "I'm dying." "Is it blissful?" "It's like a dream." "I want to dream." Dream House
This Album was the first album of theirs that had me on the fence about it. But looking back now, I can actually see the sound change leading up to Infinite Granite. That helps me to appreciate it more as a transitional moment. I recommend listening to Altar of Plagues "Teethed Glory & Injury". It is one of the more foward thinking heavy metal albums that blends black metal, industrial music and ambient/noise sounds. But don't get it twisted: It is bleak, unforgiving and eerie.
Yeah, a transitional album for sure! Really an equal blend of their first three projects and the sound change on their newest Infinite Granite. It's been really cool hearing their evolution. And I'll definitely have to give Teethed Glory & Injury a listen, sounds like I'd enjoy it!
OCHL is one of my favorite albums. Glint and Worthless Animal are so incredible. But Glint man....Glint. This album dropped during a really hard time in my life. I can't help but remember those days when I listen to any of these songs. And yesssss dude that scream at the end of Worthless. Chills every time.
I saw Deafheaven live before even knowing who they were, and when they played Honeycomb live I felt like a deer in headlights. I was caught in an entire trance with all the screaming and then the softness that came afterwards.
@@mollyesanborn Yeah dude! The intro feels like there's a quiet tension from suffering abuse in silence, but then there's a cathartic and defiant wailing that just exploded out of the singer's heart. It's a feeling that we never really get to feel victorious or validated in, but Glint does just that for me.
@@mollyesanborn listen the most popular albums first to 'understand' them a little bit more and then navigate into their discography. You will love them. I recommend that you check Blackwater Park, Ghost Reveries and Damnation first. Hope you like the records. Greetings from Argentina =)
Awesome. This album is so good. I like how chill this album sounds without sacrificing the intense moments. I love Infinite Granite but sometimes you want that signature Deafheaven intensity. I found it funny when you said that part sounded like Chelsea Wolfe because it is actually her singing on the song. If you want more bands that sound like Deafheaven I've already suggested Alcest and Harakiri for the Sky (Alcest being closer to Deafheaven's sound), but I would like to add on another, MØL. They are a Danish band and I just discovered them last December. They have two albums and both are amazing. I would say they lean more towards the intense side of Deafheaven's sound more than the mellow side, though they do have mellow parts and clean singing at times.
Thanks for the band suggestions, I'll check em out! And yeah, I completely agree about how OCHL blends the calm and intensity so well. It doesn't completely pummel you but it brings a little more energy than Infinite Granite. Really great blend of sounds!
Hello!!! Relative newcomer to your channel but I loved watching you discover and dissect deafheaven, very good analyses. I don't know if you do requests, but another blackgaze project I'd love to hear what you think of is Sadness, specifically the album I want to be there, its crushingly beautiful and devastating and I think it could be right up your street 😁
similiar bands worth checking out Lantlos Alcest Envy Heaven in her arms Asunojokei Astronoid Wolves in the throne room Altar of plagues Amesoeurs An autumn for crippled children Bosse de nage Heretoir I remember when they dropped New Bermuda i went to see them live in finland, Helsinki, Tavastia in 2016 and it was awesome.
great reaction/review! Deafheaven is one of my favorite bands ever and this is one of their best albums for sure. Canary Yellow is one of the most beautiful songs ive ever heard and it blows me away everytime. Night People is the only one i dont care for that much tho. again, great review, subscribed!
Some quick recommendations... Agalloch "Ashes Against the Grain" Pelican "City of Echoes" Jesu "Conqueror" From Monuments to Masses "The Impossible Leap..." And pretty much anything by Neurosis.
As you pointed out, the first three songs have a remanent of New Bermuda but with some melodic and shoegaze elements that would be later developed on Infinite Granite. Then we have the most calmed songs that could easily be on Infinite Granite, yet in the end, with Glint and Worthless Animal, we can see the metal element from New Bermuda surfacing again, as if the band is struggling to fully embrace the shoegaze aspects or return to the past metal side. I love this album so much because it truly shows what Blackgaze should be: calmed heaviness (and I think that with your allegory of the ocean waves you captured that essence).
Calmed heaviness, yeah that's a good way of putting it! I really do love how this album is a total fusion of all of their sounds, at points it puts you into a trance and then it'll hit you with such a crushing wave of sound, it's fantastic!
I heard a great way to describe the band... it's like they brought together a bunch of different genres and just forgot to tell the lead vocalist they were no longer a black-metal band.
love this record! it would be really cool if you reviewed Ought’s 2015 LP, which i think is the peak of contemporary post-punk, if ur into that kind of thing. but yea deafheaven fukin kills 😵
I know, their albums are really hard to rank. They've all got a different sound and vibe to them, my favorite depends on the mood I'm in. And I'll totally check out Mr Bungle soon, can't wait to hear them!
Fantastic album, think they managed to make a perfect blend of their sound on this one. Glint push all the right buttons for me. Make sure to check out some Alcest for more blackgaze goodies :)
Those damn waves :) Thanks for another great reaction video. I highly recommend checking out Explosions In The Sky - The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place if you don’t already know it. Cheers
To me, OCHL feels like "Deafheaven asking for permission to move forward with Infinite Granite" and it fascinates me. Even though I discovered them with Sunbather, the first album I bought from them was New Bermuda (and I've been keeping up ever since) and I experienced their transition as it happened, going from New Bermuda into OCHL into Infinite Granite... You Without End, Honeycomb and Near are by far my favourite tracks. You were absolutely right: the piano on You Without End is wonderful. It sounds really cathartic to me, I love it, as well as the combination of spoken prose and growling vocals. Pure bliss. I kinda feel the urge to recommend my favourite band, Oceansize, since you were mentioning how Deafheaven's music evokes the ocean from you XD Although their genre is progressive rock and there's a lot less screaming than here. The thing is that, for the most part, our opinion is almost a perfect match regarding all the bands I like that you've reacted to (Deafheaven, Weezer, and your Leprous top-tier list -I can't stress that one enough, The Valley + Bonneville as top tracks says it all). So, if our tastes are anything alike, I think there are many things about Oceansize that you might dig. Let me know if it catches your attention.
Thanks for the comment! I completely agree about how cathartic this entire album feels, it has those moments of intensity but overall it's such a soothing album. It's so soft and tender at times. I love how they fuse such extremes together so well. I'm very curious to check out Oceansize, sounds like I would enjoy their music! Thanks for suggesting them :)
Cool react video, first time watching you. I highly recommend you to check out "I Want to Be There" by Sadness and "Plantgazer" by Show Me a Dinosaur, those 2 albums really remind me of some of the best moments in Deafheaven's discography, especiallly Sunbather and OCHL.
Pretty much everything you reacted so far I knew to some extent but Deafheaven, and I was blown away so much by their Sunbather album, but as Ordinary Corrupt Human Love started playing I felt so much more embraced by the sound, the album sounds so much more personal, melodic, bright and comforting, while also maintaining their melancholic and sentimental sound. Midway through Canary Yellow I had teary eyes, was absolutelly worth the listen. Honestly this one might be one of the most beautiful albums I've ever heard.
I've been listening their stuff for about a week now and all of their albums are gorgeous but yeah, Ordinary Corrupt Human Love might as well be their best work. While I do feel like Sunbather is a masterpiece in pretty much any aspect, I also feel that OCHL is another masterpiece, blending their best aspects in such a cohesive, well-put together record that every facet just turned to pure gold, and is beautiful in a way that I'm just angry I never heard of this band before.
That's so awesome to hear that you had practically the same reaction as me to this band. I was just floored when I heard Sunbather. Their music just does something emotionally to me, it hits me in a very profound way. And I know exactly what you mean about OCHL having a brighter and softer sound to it, almost a little more hopeful. My personal favorite is still Sunbather, but I absolutely love every album they've put out. Certainly a very special band, I'm glad you've finally discovered their music too! :)
Bands: Au Revoir-album, “Veles” (post-metal similar to Deafheaven); 2 Grès-EPs, “Regarde Nous Tomber” & “Un Tempo Pour Tout” (post-Rock/Post-Hardcore that I think utilize some of the elements you commented on in the Deafheaven videos); Alcest-“Écailles De Lune” (also considered “Blackgaze”); Infinite Third-“Stillness In Movement,” “Channels,” & “Never Better” (though better to see him live-just moved to the Atlanta area, btw-he releases albums and streams live sessions on Twitch every Sunday, Tuesday, & Thursday. He’s very inspired by post-Rock & Post-Metal artists like Deafheaven & Mogwai); Mogwai, (they kind of created the post-rock genre alongside Godspeed! You Black Emperor and Explosions In The Sky,) “Young Team,” “Mr. Beast,” “Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will,” “Rave Tapes,” & “Every Country’s Sun”; Cult Of Luna + Julie Christmas, “Mariner”; Gullwing, “Gullwing”; Redfeather-EPs, “Myakka:Fossils” & “Moon.” *I’m trying to stick with stuff that has vocals or occasionally has vocals 🤷🏻♀️
Such a driving album.. rollercoaster. When songwriters can really express raw emotion through an instrument it’s cool.. when you manage to get a group of people together that can do that in unison like Deafheaven you get something really special. This album is like a gut-punch that you don’t mind taking 😅
Well put! I love how emotionally impactful their music is even though I can't tell what 90% of the lyrics are on most of their tracks. Just really goes to show how a good band can use instruments and sound alone to convey a feeling, which is so impressive.
You should check out PRIMITIVE MAN (I am not basing that on this video in particular). They're not in the same wheel house as DEAFHEAVEN. I'm just curious to see your reaction to slower/brutal toons :)
Dunno if anyone's recommended this to you before but similar vein as Deafheaven (and Alcest, whom I have seen recommended), album called Melting Sun by Lantlôs
You should look up the album melancholy in the infinite sadness by the Smashing Pumpkins. A really good album. Not to mention, it's also a double disc.
I recommend Nothing's album "Guilty Of Everything" for a future reaction. Full on modern shoegaze with a bit more of a Deftones/Smashing Pumpkins vibe, they even shared a member with Deafheaven at one point. other bands I would love to see you tackle in the future: Dillinger Escape Plan, Glassjaw, Converge, Cave In, Codeseven, dredg, Rolo Tomassi Smashing Pumpkins, Faith No More, Bad Brains, The Cure, The Smiths, Far, Failure, Helmet, Hum, PJ Harvey
Thank you for the suggestions! You've got some great ones listed, a lot that I want to check out for sure. I've actually been REALLY getting into Converge lately, might end up doing an album ranking or something for them.
So you've chewed through the entire discography now, nice :) very curious how you'd rank the albums overall now though. OCHL is definitely my favourite, but I'm very curious what you thing and looking forward to an inevitable tierlist! So, random nugget - some NSBM accusation were levelled at this album in particular when it came out, especially surrounding the lyrics to "Worthless Animal". The fervor has since died down, and personally I never bought the accusation (I just don't hear it in the lyrical content), but just so you know. ...Come to think on it, you're new to black metal - here's hoping you never come across actual Nationalist Socialist Black Metal (basically fascist metal) in your musical journey :( So, you asked for suggestions for stuff similar to Deafheaven! I have two suggestions. 1) Numenorean and their newest album Adore. If you like that particular blend of melody, melancholy, heavyness, atmosphere and anthemic ecstasy from Deafheaven's stuff, Numenorean are great - their debut album Home is basically more Sunbather and a tad derivative honestly, but Adore is a REALLY special album - ridiculously atmospheric, textured and varied throughout. Well worth a listen. 2) Sul Ad Astral and their newest album Oasis. This one is a little tougher to recommend, but it is a genuine diamond in the rough. The production is rough and a tad abrasive, but the tunes are incredibly anthemic, infectious and triumphant. Also a very weird and talented one - black metal on the more melodic side of things (with fantastic clean vocals) from New Zealand by two incredibly talented dudes that pretty much no-one gas heard of. Definitely worth a listen I think, but up to you if you can handle lower quality production constrained by tight budgets :)
Really interesting comment, I wasn't even aware that NSBM was a thing... I feel like a lot of Deafheaven's lyrics are so deeply metaphorical that they could be twisted to apply to a plethora of themes, regardless of whether that was their original meaning. And yeah, a Deafheaven ranking would be very difficult! As they only have five albums so far I might not do a video ranking them, but we'll have to see. I'd tentatively say that Sunbather is my personal favorite, but that could easily change! I'll check out the album recommendations, thanks for suggesting them. They both sound really intriguing.
Thank you for your reactions! If you like postblack metal, I suggest you to check German band DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT and their the last album NOCTVRN. They're similar to Deafheaven but much harder. It's my favorite band in this genre. I hope you'll like it!
Ha, I listened to this album just last night! Deafheaven goosebumps, I know exactly what you mean. That is George on the clean vocals and Chelsea Wolfe. Yes, checkout the Audiotree videos, two of my very favorite performances, excellently mixed and filmed. I'll say it again, their live in lockdown album, Ten Years Gone, is well worth checking out too.
Deafheaven goosebumps are definitely a thing, haha! Their music always just hits me a certain way. I'll absolutely check out Live In Lockdown from them :)
Gosh everyone always recommends such big acts like wtf?? Wish you would do something underground maybe like the song Cold Dead Hand, by Stoneside. Here is the video for it.... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5jv552QbbKM.html
This song is amazing, thanks for sharing it with me. It has so much atmosphere, and the way it builds up is really incredible. At 4:02 it gives me all the goosebumps! I'll definitely be giving their album The Desert a listen when they release it.
I'm curious if your going to listen to Sunbather on this channel? Also if I could recommend a band or album to listen to, it would be "I let it in and It Took Everything" by Loathe. Or "Hidden History of The Human Race" by BLOOD INCANTATION! lol Your voice also has an NPR quality to it.
I actually did a Sunbather reaction video already a few months ago, it was my first Deafheaven video on my channel. And I've heard I Let It In And It Took Everything, I LOVE that album so much!! I did a review for that one on my channel if you're interested. I haven't heard the Blood Incantation album though, I'll check it out :)
You nailed it with your analysis as well as the other Deafheaven albums. It's a shame that specialized music press can't hear the nuances that you're able to. Hopefully when DH release their next album you'll be the one analyzing it in some professional media. Thanks Molly Sanborn for all your good work, you are one of my main references before listening to new music.
Wow, thank you! I really appreciate the kind words and support. If nothing else I'll absolutely have to do another reaction video when they put out a new album!
Favorite Deafheaven album. Love the piano and the long melodic guitar solos on You Without End. It reminds me of the '70s arena rock where you light up your cigarette lighter and sing along with the band. 🙂
Another thing I've noticed and read a lot about is that Deafheaven's songs have Post-Rock elements, quite a lot. Taking into account the lenght of the songs, some parts such as Honeycomb's and Come Back's endings, the type of melodies used and so on... I think you should react to Sigur Rós' albums, especially "Ágaetis Byrjun" and "()". Maybe many would think that such records being so calm don't have anything in common with what Deafheaven is doing... but I believe the influence of Sigur Rós and many other Post-Rock bands is present in Deafheaven's albums. Also I think "Glint" is really underrated, it's a great song and "Near" was like some sort of preview to what was coming next, "Infinite Granite" and the song that really got me into listening to Deafheaven, besides "Dream House", was "Honeycomb", so epic. Btw, I really love your videos, you're open to new things all the time, keep on doing them! :D
I can totally see the connection between Deafheaven and Sigur Ros, there are a lot of similarities with their sounds. Both bands fuse extremely calm and melodic portions with a ton of heaviness at points too. I've actually done a Sigur Ros album ranking video on my channel if you're interested. Glad you enjoyed the reaction! :)
Ooh, I've actually heard some stuff from Holy Fawn and really enjoyed their sound! And I know Lantlos has been recommended by a few others, I'll have to give them a listen.
Favorite Deafheaven album. Love the piano and long melodic guitar solos on You Without End. It reminds me of the '70s arena rock where you light up your cigarette lighter and sing along with the band. 🙂
On your metaphor of these songs being like waves coming in and pulling back, what has always stood out to me about Deafheaven compositions are that they almost always feel like tripping on acid. Intense, then frantic, almost getting lost in chaos and then finally breaking through and gliding out of it.
Hell yeah, haven't gotten around to watching this video but love you got to this one. Definitely my overall favorite Deafheaven album. I'm glad you could enjoy it!
to me deafheaven and this album in particular is more about mixing black metal with post-rock rather than with shoehaze, in contrast with alcest for example
I immediately knew I would grow to love Deafheaven when I heard the styles they're mixing, but a lot of their music is hard to penetrate at first, especially if you like me had been dabbling more in punk before that. Canary Yellow was the first song by them I got hooked on and it's probably still in my TOP 5 of theirs with Dream House, Sunbather, Pecan Tree and From the Kettle Onto the Coil.
This is a granitic album, I love it as much as their entire discography. Next t. I'd suggest you check out The long procession by Amia venera landscape ( their only album ). Cheers ☺
Great reaction! Another band who fuses heavy and ethereal elements is Rolo Tomassi from England. They have been putting out albums since 2008 and have a new one coming out next month. Amazing stuff!
You Without End is one of the most beautiful album openers I've heard, I only dislike a little the harsh vocals here, I love deafheaven vocals, but in this specific song I would prefer a little more reverberated or just instrumental to let the guitar drive the song. But I still love it the way it is, specially how every new riff idea this song introduces mantains the beauty. A similar band to this is MOL, maybe too similar but in a good sense, you will love their first album. Another one is Astronoid, this one is curious, is like blackgaze, but without the black part.
Ordinary Corrupt Human Love is fantastic! It sounds even better on vinyl. Love the progressive nature of the tracks, the dynamics and contrast of sounds. Brilliant 👍 You probably have already but check out Opeth...
You should check out the album Language by The Contortionist. It's progressive metal that's not exactly like Deafheaven but has a good blend of intensity, beauty, and emotion. I think you'd enjoy it.
Another fantastic reaction. Glint is my favourite track off the album as well. I've listened to it countless times and I still get goosebumps every time I listen to it.
I would love to do a reaction to that album, but I've heard it already! I completely agree that it's fantastic, such a unique sound and every track stands out.
Hi! Just wanted to say that this is my new favorite music reaction channel. I love the way you break down the songs you listen to and shed light on aspects that I had not even considered. Keep it up!!! :)
I'm gonna recommend the Album Pure by Into The Woods... for you to check out. Also completely on the opposite of the music spectrum check out the band Hurts they have 5 albums out currently the latest called Faith I think you would enjoy them if you haven't heard them yet that is.
