Pijn - From Low Beams Of Hope LP

The band’s most abstract work, FLBOH is more reflective than their previous releases – moving away from writing toward a fleshed-out theme, and toward a pure aural emotive maelstrom: positivity tempered by a deep melancholy. Audio samples taken from a mountain of sources of the band’s life underpin the majority of FLBOH, but only peek through in the softer, sadder moments of the album, while the poem that serves as the introduction to the record lays out the broad moods found within: impermanence, perspective, regret, respite. 

Listen at https://pijn.bandcamp.com/album/from-low-beams-of-hope 

From Low Beams Of Hope by Pijn reminds us that their creative energy is admirable and unstoppable.

As a recent discovery, Pijn caught my attention and captured my heart. To discover a new album landing this month generated nothing short of excitement for me. With an almost stopping of all activities, my focus became finding a place undisturbed to listen. The expectation held was not let down but accentuated . This is the type of album one can sink into completely. A complete and flowing movement of thought without interruption. The emotional level of songwriting and heaviness of atmosphere here are the template used to seduce and captivate a full range of emotions in one presentation.

Fans of GY!BE, Kayo Dot and 5ive may want to take note.  

~ Bobby Rayfield / Monuments in Ruin