nouns - While of Unsound Mind
Nouns' eclectic approach to recorded material gives off a claustrophobic feel all the while opening up to the infinite. Like turning the page on a never-ending book, While of Unsound Mind unravels around the corner. A cacophony of sound and style, the record bridges many gaps between musicality and madness. While of Unsound Mind packs a refreshingly eclectic and capricious palette to pull from.
A sense of abandonment resonates - the instruments ring out in rusty tones. A lack of TLC comes through. Feelings and emotions come through in funny ways. They pop up and present themselves in moments of need, or so we hope. The unknown shines through - pulling meaning from the ether. A smorgasbord of influence and genre, While of Unsound Mind reaches into the abyss and brings back with it a work of insurmountable presence - usually one akin to desperation. While of Unsound Mind covers an astounding amount of ground - quite a lot of it residing on the more emotional side of the spectrum. Like a thousand ideas hurtling down the same gutter, yet they never clog. It's free-flowing creativity at its finest. Most of the time you wont know what's going on, and you'll enjoy it anyway. As heavy and emotional as the material is, a sense of fun; good-times, even, comes through. Every rainbow requires rain.
This record is home to a stacked production practice - near-suffocating in its assembly. Like trying to reach a clear image through a grimy kaleidoscope, While of Unsound Mind feels like a cohesive confusion. It comes together as it falls apart - the sea drifts close to shore, never quite touching base. Finger tips touch, though they never entangle. The more you try, the closer you get, the further it flees. Within reach, however always on the edge of ones boundaries, it taunts you from afar.
Things create and emanate on their own accord - While of Unsound Mind embodies this sentiment. Bits and pieces enter the frame according to their own want and will. It feels sentient in a sense - making decisions and paying for them down the line; often reaping the rewards.
Add it to the list of big hitters that have been released over the course of the year - 2022 is bolstered further by While of Unsound Mind's capricious presence.
