Rating: NNN
Founded in 2000 by Daniel Burton, formerly of Indiana instrumental post-rockers Ativin, Early Day Miners play structured, vocal-focused indie rock. Definitely still on the dark, emotional side of shameless slo-core, the band’s sixth full-length has the same strengths and weaknesses as their previous offerings.
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The songs have cool, memorable hooks and great guitar textures, but an overarching lack of enthusiasm hurts even their strongest material. As well, the eight-song mini-album is front-loaded. Starting three songs from the end, the quality takes a significant dive with The Zip, a half-baked attempt at Phil Collins.
Top track: So Slowly