Downward Is Heavenward

Rock · 1998 · 10 tracks

Downward Is Heavenward

A massive, stargazing masterpiece of 90s rock. Crushing walls of guitar distortion meet gentle, deadpan vocals to create a sound both heavy and weightless.

It's like being hit by a tidal wave of distorted guitars while someone calmly reads you a science textbook.

A heavy, celestial yearning that feels both physically massive and emotionally intimate.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks

01

Isle of the Cheetah

6:38

02

Comin’ Home

2:45

03

If You Are to Bloom

5:11

04

Ms. Lazarus

3:38

05

Afternoon With the Axolotls

6:27

06

Green to Me

3:56

07

Dreamboat

6:07

08

The Inuit Promise

6:07

09

Apollo

5:47

10

The Scientists

5:25

Moments Worth Waiting For

The opening six-minute sprawl of Isle of the Cheetah where the guitars finally bloom into a massive, distorted sunbeam.

The sudden, heavy rhythmic shift in Afternoon With the Axolotls that feels like being pulled into a planetary orbit.

The way the feedback trails off into a lonely, clean guitar melody at the end of The Scientists.

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