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"Canopy Glow" is one of those albums that you listen to and it doesn’t tell you much; it only gives you a sense of inner peace. And it's precisely because of this feeling that the next day you go back to listen to it again, and by the second or third round you’ve fallen in love with it. Why? In this case, it's both because it’s relaxing and because, on a purely musical level, hearing a myriad of instruments and sounds put together so sweetly is quite fascinating.
An excellent mix by Anathallo: it ranges from chamber pop to folktronica, passing through the Canadian indie-prog, wave, and the singer-songwriter style of Michigan (you might immediately think of bands like The Most Serene Republic, Architecture in Helsinki, Mùm, Sufjan Stevens). All complemented by choruses, strings, brass, chimes, double voice, and captivating percussion; an orchestral base is brilliant and ever-present. It's intimate and whispered music that "Canopy Glow" offers, creating a very sixties atmosphere.
The album consists of songs with a choked and irregular structure that sometimes reach joyful ecstasy ("Nonis Field", "All The First Pages"), and other times leave us pensive with its almost orchestral darkness ("Cafetorium", "Sleeping Torpor"). Other tracks like "The River", "John J. Audubon", and "Bells" present themselves with classic chorality. But it also encroaches into a quieter and more silent atmosphere ("Northern Lights", "Tower Of Label").
"Canopy Glow" is really so much, but it is also, simply, just a mosaic made of various small pieces, which once put together, convey their joy; a joy in which you don’t dance at all. You contemplate silently.
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