Returned to the Earth - Stalagmite Steeple REVIEW || New Album Spotlight! 

Another great, thoughtful review, thank you.

Great review Nathan. I purchased this album and it’s really good. Highly recommended !!!!!

So good!!!

Insightful review…Sounds like an LP worthy of further investigation!

Thank you Nathan for this great review ❤️

Great interview and a great band. BUT no vinyl release yet!!

What a first half of the year! Will you be doing a best album of the first album episode? Here's mine: 1. October Project - Ghost of Childhood 2. The Decemberists - As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again 3. Crowded House - Gravity Stairs 4. Big Big Train - Last of Us 5. Future Islands - People Who Aren’t There Anymore 6. Smoke & Mirrors Sound System - No. 10 Dubbing St. 7. Elbow - Audio Vertigo 8. Returned To The Earth - Stalagmite Steeple 9. Marco Glühmann - A Fragile Present 10. New Dad - Madra 11. Mick Harvey - Five Ways To Say Goodbye 12. Adrienne Lenker - Bright Future 13. The Smile - Wall of Eyes 14. Nathaniel Rateliff - South of Here 15. Louisa Stancioff - When We Were Looking 16. Sundays - Giant Formula 17. Martyn Joseph = This Is What I Want To Say 18. Alejandro Escovedo - Echo Dancing 19. Tiny Habits - All For Something 20. Bonnie Light Horseman - Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free 21. Pedro The Lion - Santa Cruz 22. Alice Russell - I Am 23. Lemon Twigs - A Dream Is All We Know 24. Kim Richey - Every New Beginning 25. Eels - Eels Time

Yes, I agree, really good album. More low-key and a gentler sound than we may be used to, but quite beautiful and evocative. Moody and atmospheric, musically reminiscent of Pink Floyd and the gentler side of Porcupine Tree, Pineapple Thief, and Airbag. BTW, have you heard the new album from Airbag, The Century of the Self? It is also great, and traverses a similar musical style, but with a bit more punch, and I think I like that just a bit more than this one, but both are really good.

Wonderful review. Nathan is such a treasure. Hoping he reviews the incredible new Decemberists album which is a return to their prog style. And the Marco Gluhmann album which is also wonderful.