“Establishing the proper context for spinning a Spokane record is tricky: With their labored, creeping melodies and oozing, drone-heavy vocals, it's difficult to acclimate an active, warm-blooded body to the band's aggressively wound-down aesthetic. Winter helps-- think slowly rising walls of snow, landscapes thinning into grey, or puddles quietly settling into dark, cloudy slabs of ice. The view f”
