Gulfer - 'Third Wind' CS music standards deftly retool math-rock's unforgiving

standards deftly retool math-rock's unforgiving

as if to encourage the other to unlearn their self-blaming habits

The Thermals or Kind of Like Spitting (they’re currently Ben Barnett’s backing band)

further reconfiguring traditional notions of genre and songwriting

comprised of five tracks that laconically capture the band’s evolution and compositional acumen

Gulfer - 'Third Wind' CS music standards deftly retool math-rock's unforgivingWhile Vincent Ford and Gulfers other founding member, bassist David Mitchell, no longer contribute the majority of songwriting they once did, morsels of their original sound remain. Signature wistful vocals and oblique yet nimble guitars are still a fixture, as are thematic elements that touch on burnout, climate crisis, and losing touch with a difficult reality. But Third Winds stylistic turns are emphasized by deeper texture and simpler songwriting,