"Balmorhea flashes brilliance only to highlight a slow-burning constancy that's at the core of one of the year's early slow wonders." |
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"Constellations is an album drastically and magnificently out-of-step with the modern world... a work of exquisite beauty, coming from a group that grows by leaps and bounds with every release." |
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"...they create minimalist, cinematic music that combines modern, experimental acoustic sounds with classical qualities." |
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"Balmorhea's appeal lies in its emotional malleability, the way the music seems to shift in mood and meaning depending on the circumstances in which it's heard." |
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"...each track plays out as a counseling session for the weary, dispensing affecting and emotionally rousing imagery like medication." |
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"A good many moments of stirring beauty emerge in Rivers Arms' wistful and lilting snapshots." |
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"...the whole album is filled with subtle and charming music that will keep you coming back." |
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"Matching the album title quote from early Texan settler William B. Dewees, All Is Wild... is all about undulating space, and sounding gob-smacked by nature." |
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"...an album remarkable in its pace and plotting...capable of sending [your imagination] to extraordinary places." |
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"While listening to Balmorhea, if you squint your ears, you can hear where John Cage meets Gillian Welch...their music is an exercise in re-contextualization of classical sensibilities. Think of the fleeting delicacy of Debussy swept out onto the Texas plains, and you have an idea what Balmorhea are aiming for." |
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"...it builds to an ecstatic swell and reminds you that sometimes good music can surprise you too." |
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"...the ease with which Balmorhea makes these pieces both affective and memorable is a testament to an easy compositional prowess that is only improving with time." |
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The Winter
San Solomon
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