Acoustic guitars start off the album and also bring in elements of folk, country and Americana while the vocals are done in more of a clean style. Violins are also added on some of the tracks along with the guitars also adding in a mixture of both full chords and finger picking as well as each song also sounding different from each other.
Mandolins and banjo's are also added into certain sections of the recording while a couple of tracks are also long and epic in length and a later track also introduces drum beats and spoken words onto the album, female vocals can also be heard briefly.
On this recording Panopticon move away from the black metal elements and electronic instruments of previous releases and focuses more on an acoustic direction which also mixes country, folk music and Americana together. The production sounds very dark while the lyrics cover the burden of regret, the passion of time and the quiet act of holding on.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Panopticon and while some black metal fans might not like the new direction, I can see this appealing to fans of folk, country and Americana. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Liberation Song" "I Want To Be Alone" "Down Along The Border" and "Broken Bars". 8 out of 10.
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