On Dark Horses

This album has been added to 2 public lists:

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  Rotate!

  Robert Rackley

  A colleague mentioned her love of Emma Ruth Rundle to me when we were talking about shoegaze. I was expecting something different when I listened to this album, but I was by no means disappointed.

  Rundle has a dark aesthetic which, at least on this album, pairs well with the primal post-rock rhythms. "Darkhorse" is a particular favorite, its shifting, moody instrumentation serve vehicle for Rundle's powerful and plaintive vocals.

  Anytime I see an artist that is recommended if you like Russian Circles and Mazzy Star, it's safe to say I'm intrigued.

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  20 Albums That Influenced Me

  Buffy Leigh

  This is the second in my list's (un)holy trilogy of albums from 3 amazing women. ERR's solo music isn't metal (it's mostly really sad), but ERR herself is VERY metal adjacent. My partner and I starting listening to her solely because she had picked a YOB album for her "What's In My Bag" Amoeba video (which we saw a year after this album came out) and she's been blasted in our house ever since.