Quicksand - Distant Populations LP (Color Vinyl)

This is just the fourth full-length album of Quicksand's career, comes as a comparatively swift follow-up to "Interiors" - which itself came a full 22 years after its predecessor, 1995's "Manic Compression." "Distant Populations" has a punchier, more up-tempo sound than its predecessor; its 11 songs are concise, carved, sonic jewels boasting not a single wasted note, and its raw power, its gripping lyricism, leaps out from the very first listening. It is a striking step up for the band.