RIYL: Bon Iver , Iron and Wine, Fleet Foxes

Rhode Island’s The Low Anthem’s full-length Oh My God, Charlie Darwin is the most jaded, juxtaposed release I’ve yet to come across this year. The album is split in two, one side featuring barren acoustics reminscent of Bon Iver, and the other featuring ruckus infused dirty dance hall brawls. The two sides intertwine throughout OMGCD in a jumbled fashion, but before you even have time to be completely mind-kicked by The Low Anthems antics, the album opener “Charlie Darwin” starts and steals the show.

The aforementioned barren acoustics are layered with Ben Miller’s vocals, hinting at a mixture of Bon Iver and Iron and Wine. The pale instrumentation is hushed and stark, with Miller taking center stage. It’s not hard to be pulled into the dark cold waters by the title-track, what’s hard is trying not to become completely emerged.

DOWNLOAD:: The Low Anthem – Charlie Darwin [MP3]

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