My list for the past few years has begun with an album that sets a certain mood, a gentle introduction to the high weirdness that is to follow. I can think of no better album to set the tone than this. Valborg has an undeniably uncanny ability to create music that seems on the surface monotonous, yet, with a little patient exposure, infectiously hypnotic. Upon first spin of this I couldn’t help but long for the bludgeoning weight of their high water mark, Barbarian, but this is a much different album. Romantik is stripped down minimalism with anthemic chants that make the overall experience reminiscent of a funeral march, steady, measured, and filled with purpose.
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