Did we get there? Are we lost?
All our crumbs the wind has washed away
Now there’s no way back from where we stand
Our last mistake
So, I guess this is my fault
The haze in this place makes me forget
Why we came here in the first place
Don’t stare at its eye
Since I can remember you’ve been right here
Now you wear a new skin
But i can see right through it
I’ve been caressing the beast that just won’t let me sleep
They just won’t let me
Only because they can seed what will later become
All the things we avoid
They told me that the dead always seek for their help
They all seek for them
Wide slits have opened and looks like that i’ll be next
They allow to go through
I've owned this album for years but have bought it again for the high quality download. Absolutely outstanding work, one of my favourite bands of all time. elsharpo
The first new album in 30 years from these noise rock pioneers, featuring the iconic Thalia Zedek, positively rips. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 12, 2019
Terrific, marauding post-punk that will thrill fans of Idles with its pairing of cutting riffs and wry spoken/sung lyrics. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 26, 2022
Toronto band Respire deliver a post-hardcore tour de force on the largest scale possible, orchestrally rich and incessantly uncompromising. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 6, 2021
One review called this "a masterpiece"...well,no...not really...that's a terrible poison chalice to saddle any new band with. Some people have also called this 'math rock'...well,if that means precise rhythms,breakneck unison playing and eccentric time signatures (the drummer sometimes sounds like a rock-drill on steroids),then that would have been a term to apply to the Mahavishnu Orchestra or,indeed,Troyka...another review called this "like nothing you've ever heard"...well,no...
No,this is a very good workout with some interesting ideas but they can be repetitive without a sense of development,I think. It actually works better when it slows down a bit and takes a breath and becomes less autistic...
Technically very challenging but emotionally a little arid in places. It is a rewarding listen but this band have a lot more development in the tank and don't need the over-hype...
John Cratchley