Sun-drenched blackgaze that trades aggression for romantic yearning. Layered with grand piano, psychedelic vocals, and shimmering, analog-warm guitar textures.
It's like if a black metal band decided to cover a lost Oasis album in the middle of a California sunset.
A shimmering, sun-soaked catharsis that finds profound beauty in the intersection of harsh noise and romantic yearning.
Ordinary Corrupt Human Love represents a pivotal shift for Deafheaven, moving away from the jagged, cold aggression of 'New Bermuda' toward a lush, psychedelic palette. Recorded live to tape with long-time collaborator Jack Shirley, the album prioritizes warmth and organic interplay over digital precision. The record is notable for its significant incorporation of non-metal elements, including the prominent use of grand piano, slide guitars, and guest vocals from Chelsea Wolfe. Lyrically, George Clarke moves toward a more romantic and outward-looking perspective, heavily influenced by 20th-century literature. Critics, including those at AllMusic, praised the album for its ambitious scope and its ability to successfully merge the intensity of black metal with the melodic sensibilities of dream pop and indie rock. It stands as the band's most 'approachable' work while maintaining the technical complexity and high-energy peaks that defined their early career.
Put this on for
sunlight hitting the dashboard during a long coastal drivethat heavy-lidded feeling of being in love and exhaustedcity lights blurring through a rain-streaked taxi windowwatching the tide come in while processing a big changeleaning against a brick wall as the concert crowd thinsfirst coffee of a bright, freezing saturday morningreading poetry on a park bench while the world rushes by
Moments worth waiting for
The transition in 'You Without End' where the spoken word poetry gives way to a soaring, Queen-esque slide guitar melody.
The final three minutes of 'Canary Yellow' where the band locks into a repetitive, triumphant choral chant over blast beats.
The gothic, low-register vocal duet between George Clarke and Chelsea Wolfe on the haunting 'Night People'.
