Music Review

First Light's Freeze (2005)

Castanets
Reviewed by | Nov 07, 2005
EW's GRADE
B+

Details Release Date: Oct 11, 2005; Lead Performance: Castanets; Genre: Indie Rock

Singer Raymond Raposa dips from creaky country-gothic to jittery free-form jazz and fuzz-rock spasms in a smeary, hypnotic haze with First Light's Freeze. At times, the leap through the looking glass feels almost like an invasion of his privacy — then again, it's hard to refuse the invitation.

Originally posted Nov 04, 2005 Published in issue #849 Nov 11, 2005 Order article reprints

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