Wash the Sins Not Only the Face

by Esben and the Witch

Wash the Sins Not Only the Face cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 21 January 2013
  • Label: Matador Records
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 46:45
  • Community rating: 3.5/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Tom Morris, Daniel Copeman, Rachel Davies, Thomas Fisher, David Andrew Sitek

Album Notes & Community Reviews

On their sophomore album, the band created a more refined and sonically expansive work. 'Wash the Sins Not Only the Face' incorporates the dynamic, building structures of post-rock into their ethereal, gothic sound, resulting in a lush, mysterious, and deeply atmospheric record. The album feels colder and more surreal than their debut, showcasing a more confident and compositionally ambitious approach.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. Iceland Spar (2:34)
  2. Slow Wave (4:35)
  3. When That Head Splits (4:34)
  4. Shimmering (4:33)
  5. Deathwaltz (4:56)
  6. Yellow Wood (5:40)
  7. Despair (2:50)
  8. Putting Down The Prey (4:16)
  9. The Fall Of Glorieta Mountain (5:13)
  10. Smashed To Pieces In The Still Of The Night (7:30)

Credits

  • Daniel Copeman - composed by, electronics, synth, percussion, bass, guitar, performer [songs performed by]
  • Rachel Davies - composed by, performer [songs performed by], vocals, bass, guitar
  • Thomas Fisher - composed by, guitar, performer [songs performed by]
  • Heino Leja - lacquer cut by

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