{"id":4777,"date":"2016-05-19T14:18:55","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T18:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=4777"},"modified":"2016-05-31T13:43:44","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T17:43:44","slug":"white-lung-paradise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/white-lung-paradise\/","title":{"rendered":"White Lung <br>Paradise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/white_lung-paradise.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4778\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/white_lung-paradise.jpg\" alt=\"White Lung, Paradise\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/white_lung-paradise.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/white_lung-paradise-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>There was a time when comparing White Lung to, say, Slayer wasn\u2019t too huge a stretch. That\u2019s in large part because the band was known for its intensity, as evidenced on the 2014 breakout <i>Deep Fantasy<\/i>. With Mish Way\u2019s barking at the forefront and guitarist Kenneth William supplying the face-melting component, the Vancouver band was invigorating and felt unstoppable as a unit. When <i>Deep Fantasy<\/i> cut out after \u201cIn Your Home,\u201d your heart needed recalibrating.<\/p>\n<p>Since <i>Deep Fantasy<\/i>, White Lung has sanded out their abrasiveness. In an <a href=\"http:\/\/whitelung.ca\/bio\/\" target=\"_blank\">interview with Annie Clark<\/a> (a.k.a. St. Vincent), William discussed wanting a record that sounded like \u201cit was made in 2016.\u201d This goal when combined with Way\u2019s newfound contentment in her recent marriage equates to less reason to make especially gritty rock music. As a result, the band\u2019s new album, <i>Paradise<\/i> (Domino Recording Co.), is something far more serene than <i>Deep Fantasy<\/i>,\u00a0and so the Slayer comparisons are out the window. William has dropped the slash-and-burn riffs, and Way follows suit, actually singing more often, and in doing so, coming off a tad less punk.<\/p>\n<p>Relative to earlier White Lung recordings, <i>Paradise<\/i> is noticeably accessible. Album opener \u201cDead Weight\u201d helps listeners get situated with the fresh approach, serving up a balanced blend of their 2014 signature forcefulness and their new found melodic strength. \u201cHungry\u201d and \u201cBelow\u201d both use clean guitars as their base\u2014firsts for William\u2014which contributes to some of the richest songs they\u2019ve ever crafted. They still retain a knack for speed, but they\u2019ve never been as anthemic as \u201cKiss Me When I Bleed,\u201d a song about abandoning wealth before love. (Though not biographical, this song coincides nicely with Way\u2019s new place in life.)<\/p>\n<p>White Lung seems to understand that they\u2019re not the same band as at its inception\u2014or even just two years ago\u2014but also hasn\u2019t lost sight of what elements from that era still work. <i>Paradise<\/i> shows certain finesse and reveals a band with a deep sense of self. For White Lung, it turns out a state of happiness can be just as inspirational as any.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was a time when comparing White Lung to, say, Slayer wasn\u2019t too huge a stretch. 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