Crepuscular is the recent release by George Eid. Eid mentions on his Bandcamp page, “The writing process innately self-reflective, Crepuscular served as a form of self-therapy as well. It's about distilling the past as recursive experiences relative to the individual.”
The album starts off with “Most Days I'm a Six” which begins with melodic guitar picking and vocals. My first thought was that Eid sounds a lot like Matt Berninger from The National. His baritone if exceptional and truly the center of the album. I thought the song was great but the screaming by what sounds like another vocalist felt like an odd juxtaposition. “Nancy Boy’ is very ambient sounding. The guitars are laced with reverb and there are some great melodies. It’s introspective and melancholy but again there is another vocalist who does some intense screaming. This is the basic formula throughout the remainder of some of the songs. There are beautiful and melancholy tunes that are interjected with very aggressive and angry screaming. “It Is Well (Reprise)” contains some great guitar work while the haunting “Best Wishes” is a piano led song with heartbreaking lyrics. Eid sings “My friend / This place is a pit / It’s dark and it’s quiet / And safe and full of best wishes.” “Milk & Honey” is the arguable highlight. There are some notable vocal melodies here. Some of the best moments are when Eid sings “It’s not that I don’t love you all / And it’s not that I’m not grateful / I swear, I’m not being selfish / But I just can’t seem to forget.” “Solvitur Ambulando” contains lush guitar work which is covered in hall reverb. I think “Birdsong” was the highlight. It's a fantastic tune with memorable notes. The closer “somedaysimaseven” sounds like it could have been from a different artist because of the experimentation. That being said, it's a beautiful sound collage. I would like to hear more of this style of future efforts. My main critique is something I alluded to earlier. These are intimate sounding songs. Eid sounds fantastic as a baritone. The screaming that occurs is often jarring and almost instantly deters from the emotional center of the songs . It would sound appropriate on high energy emo but not minimalistic pieces like this. Overall I thought there was a lot to appreciate here. The songwriting is top notch and the songs are emotive and provide a sense of solace. Take a listen.
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