Do Make Say Think - Goodbye Enemy Airship The Land

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: CST010LP 
Barcode: 0666561001018
Release Date: 12 May 2023
Genre: Alternative

The second album by DMST captured the evolving and evocative sound of the band in all its newfound subtlety and sophistication. Recorded in an old wooden barn outside their hometown of Toronto, the album is swaddled in late-night, late-summer ambiance, maintaining an atmosphere of spontaneity and accident (along with the background sounds of chirping crickets) alongside the increased attention to composition in many of the pieces. While the record is bookended by the band’s inimitable psych-rock explosions and explorations, much of the material here is more reflective and experimental, with increased referencing of jazz influences (modal horn passages, chilled-out tempos) and a progressive command of studio techniques that yielded mixes abundant with sonic details and surprises. Electronics and effects are often deployed at micro-levels, placing strange static noises and bubbling textural flourishes in the soundstage which catch the corner of the eye/ear and encourage repeat listens (headphones strongly advised).

Tracks: A1 When Day Chokes The Night A2 Minmin A3 The Landlord Is Dead A4 The Apartment Song B1 All Of This Is True B2 Bruce E Kinesis B3 Goodbye Enemy Airship