Album Type :
Full Length
Date Released
: 23/9/2013
Label :
Avalanche Inc
EVERYDAY
I GET CLOSER TO THE LIGHT FROM WHICH I CAME, album track listing :
1). Homesick
2). Comforter
3). Everyday
4). The Great
Leveller
5). Grey Is
The Colour
Review :
It might strike
up some discord, but fuck it, I'm gonna put it out there: of the many
great musical excursions of the exceptionally talented Mr. Broadrick,
Jesu is easily my very favourite one. I loves me some Godflesh as
much as the next deranged man, but there is something very special
about Justin's output under this particular guise.
And 'Everyday I
Get Closer To The Light From Which I Came' (great title) is right up
there with the best of his work. That serene, low-end shoegaze sound
is absolutely owned by Jesu, and it has probably never been more
heart achingly beautiful.
I think that
'Comforter' is probably my new Jesu jam. It washes over you
with its divine ascension, music with promise and patience that will
reward you even more every time you listen to it. Cute by initial
nature, almost childlike in its innocence, a trait which it never
truly loses throughout the running time. The title could not be more
apt. It keeps coming in warm waves, the meat of the riffs when they
actually appear are never oppressive and are perfectly tempered to
the escalating mood of the song. Absolutely incredible.
'Everyday'
follows in similar suit, with a great beat as the basis for the whole
thing. On this release I can honestly say that Justin has come into
his own, as if all roads have lead to this very point. The whole
record is virtually flawless and if you are indeed a Jesu fan then
like me you'll probably feel the same disbelief over the fact that
things just keep getting better. But cast that disbelief
aside, because they really do. This track again encapsulates the
overall feel of innocence that permeates throughout EIGCTTLFWIC. It's
a soft, wide-eyed appreciation of the mysteries of life. All echoing
and twinkly and magical.
'The Great
Leveller' is huge, not just in length but also in scope. After a
subtle string build the heaviest riffs on the album rear their head
for the first time, but they themselves never stray into menacing
territory, and nor would you ever want them to either. The latter
half at times sounds like it's been fed through a Board of Canada
style filter (when that group does approach guitar), and it
absolutely works just dandy. More riffs appear toward the end to
bring the piece to a satisfying conclusion, and you'll feel lifted by
the time all is said and done and the curtain falls on it.
Up until now
'Lifeline' was the standout draw in the Jesu catalogue for me
personally, and I still have much love for that record, but that
notion has been quietly tucked in and put to bed by this new effort.
A sum of all things up to this point, EIGCTTLFWIC is real triumph of
feel over flash, a victory for emotion. It says more in a whisper in
the ear than it could ever say yelling in your face. And to really
achieve this, Justin K. Broadrick should be applauded for his finest
work to date.
Words by :
Matt Fitton
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here
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