After another four-year layoff and a bit of personal tragedy (member Dwayne Goettel died the year before), Tear Garden returns with a truly subdued outing.
While previous albums featured songs where atmospherics would suddenly erupt in a cacophony of electronic noise, the material on ...Angel Blind..
emphasizes atmosphere instead.
It's a bit of a bummer on first listen, especially if you're expecting the Tear Garden of old, but its subtleties are rewarding on repeated listenings.