A Pregnant Light - You Cannot Pour From An Empty Vessel
High resolution MP3s for download. Cassette edition out of print.
”The latest APL release hit me right when I needed it most, on a shitty day when pedestrian metal wasn’t cutting it. I hadn’t slept much at all; life was hovering somewhere between “pain” and “more pain”; this was the kick to the head I needed to snap back. A Pregnant Light tends to have that effect. Where the last album dabbled in thrash and mid-tempo anthemics, this one’s raw in a different way, focusing on longer track lengths and a slightly different effect overall. We get brutally long verses that build in intensity through repetition and relentless vocal sparring. The climax, when it comes, is an irruption [NOTE TO THE EDITOR: don’t let spell check switch that to eruption; I mean irruption as in an inward-facing explosion. Ian: K. *plays backwards EVH solo furiously*] of dueling leads — an explosion of hooks aimed inward, straight to the heart. Just like the cupid and ouroboros adorning the album art, wrapped in ribbon, spangled in hearts. “Transfigure Me” does just that.” - Stereogum
1. Sunflower
2. Nebulous Smear
3. Transfigure Me
4. With Excruciating Finesse
5. Spear Through My Head