They describe their sound as being like ‘the end of the world with a smile on your face’, but that doesn’t really do justice to the diversity of their layered sound, and the album begins with an almost trad-folk feel before it transitions into proggier territory. By their own admission, they’ve grown over the years since their formation in 2003. Or, as they put it, ‘Over the years they have slowly added branch after branch to their ever-growing doom groove triffid of spacerock, cinematic big beat sound.’
So, elements of shoegaze, neoprog and post-rock are all infused subtly throughout the album’s 11 tracks. The overall feel is very considered, serious-sounding. Thirty years ago, it would have been slotted into the AOR category, and there’s a slickness to the production that gives ‘In The Company of Imaginary Friends’ a very ‘grown up’ feel. Maybe I’m just not ready for it yet.
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