Cover of Giraffes? Giraffes! More Skin With Milk-Mouth
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For fans of experimental and math rock, lovers of instrumental and post-rock music, and listeners seeking complex yet accessible progressive albums.
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THE REVIEW

There are Math Rock albums that require patient attention to be appreciated, given the inherently hostile nature of this musical style, making it unlikely for "love at first listen", but this is absolutely not the case with "More Skin With Milk-Mouth".

It is certainly a complexly structured work yet endowed with immediate appeal, as it takes only a minute and three-quarters from the start of the first track to be completely stunned, knocked out by a phenomenal blow, upon awakening of which we are already "hooked" on this crazy and brilliant duo.

The two Giraffes make their way through daring passages that lead to the peaks of math-rock, passing through narrow crevices, where only by delivering dirty and gritty blows can one make headway, channeling into fissures where only ultra-precise lines can pass.

On this journey, the Giraffes also find the time to indulge in sweet pauses, marked by a soft and welcoming sound.
Just enough time to close one's eyes and the pause to the rhythm of post-rock lullabies is already concluded.

The descent begins again, down ever more jagged paths, in an endless chase.
We return to chase devastating rhythms, routes that would exhaust anyone but not our Giraffes.

Giraffes? What kind of question is that, Giraffes! Of course...

Under this laughable moniker, behind unfeasible title-tracks, beyond an embarrassing cover, lies great music.

We will often return to visit the Giraffes, very often...

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More Skin With Milk-Mouth by Giraffes? Giraffes! delivers a math-rock experience that combines complexity with immediate appeal. The duo blends precise, gritty rhythms with softer, post-rock inspired pauses. The album captivates from the first track, showcasing daring structural mastery and dynamic contrasts. Despite its challenging style, it's accessible and addictively engaging.

Tracklist

01   When Catholic Girls Go Camping, the Nicotine Vampires Rule Supreme. (03:52)

02   I Am S/h(im)e[r] As You Am S/h(im)e[r] As You Are Me and We Am I and I Are All Our Together: Our Collective Consciousness' Psychogenic Fugue (09:39)

03   The Ghost of EPPEEPEE's Ghost (01:58)

04   Emilie Sagée's Secret (03:33)

05   A Quick One, While She's Away (09:21)

Giraffes? Giraffes!

An American math-rock duo noted in reviews for complex, precise instrumental compositions that nevertheless offer immediate appeal.
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