Ethel Meserve

Some midwest emo for all you still tuned in... Though these guys are from the East, technically.
I enjoy how progressive this album feels, it seems to accelerate the songs starting calm and well tempered and becoming more aggressive and passionate as the album goes on. It's a bit of a slow burner but it feels like it is a powder keg just waiting to go off and you never quite hit that point.
I have the tendency of just listening to "Ina" the powerful instruments with a quiet remniscient story told of a torn family is a pretty gutsy track.
In a genre full of songs aimed at aggression and self-doubt this album seems to float more along the lines of redemption and thoughtfulness. Granted I have not listened to a lot of the songs and their lyrics with exception to the one so I could be way off the map on that thought.

I honestly like the post-humus release "Spelling the Names" more. I find it more ballsy and direct. The songs have a harder edge. A lot more down my alley. When I decided to upload them I zipped the Milton Abandonment though, perhaps I will include "Spelling the Names" in a future post.

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