I had the hardest time trying to sum up Dweller on the Threshold. Here you have a band that takes their moniker from a Van Morrison song, crafting songs that would fit easily on records ranging from Cave In, Converge, Pygmy Lush, Boris, Isis, Bright Eyes and Wilco. While the the majority of S/T lay on the quieter, reverb drenched side of life, Dweller... can bring the almighty riff. When they do, it is to devastating effect. Upon first listen I was totally taken aback when the charging rhino of Crumbling House erupted from my speakers. After being lulled in to a sense of tranquil melencholia after the first two tracks, it was a shock to say the least. It's as if they decided to reverse engineer the quiet loud quiet dynamic so prevalent in music today. Whatever their particular path, it works! Not to say Dweller... doesn't mix the two, That Drone and Canto 894 are an excellent example of that. They just seem to want to keep their chocolate out of their peanut butter... you know what I mean. So if I had to wrap it up in a nice little package for you i'd sum it up like this: Jeff Tweedy starting an all star post-metal band with Ken Andrews, Wata, Aaron Harris, And Nate Newton. Yeah, it's rad!
i believe it's a twin peaks reference; rather than a van morrison.
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