still left missing the warm light and
those who fill it. home never feels
quite like a home and like all dreamers
I mistook disenchantment for truth. it
gets so lonely chasing my own ghost
in this dead city.
how can we depend on hearts and stars
when there was never any hope for ours?
and you'll remain at arms length.
are we merely chasing lost days
or drifting with ourselves to blame.
questioning absence of our heartbeats.
There is something purely authentic and honest about Infant Island's music. These songs are substantial in their impact that go deep under the surface. The sound mix is everywhere (track 3 on headphones?!?!) with some of the slower nuanced moments giving needed space for maximum effect when the violent intensity hits. But on career highlight "Awoken," they leave nothing behind. A must hear song from an increasingly important band. bcb723
Toronto band Respire deliver a post-hardcore tour de force on the largest scale possible, orchestrally rich and incessantly uncompromising. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 6, 2021