The Wilderness

Released in October 2012, The Wilderness is the definitive statement of Cemeteries' signature brand of dark, forest-dwelling dream pop. Operating at the intersection of shoegaze, slowcore, and ambient electronic music, the album is characterized by its heavily shrouded production values. Vocals are treated as textural instruments, buried deep within layers of tape-saturated synthesizers and reverberant electric guitars. This creates a dense, murky sonic environment that evokes the damp, cold landscapes of the American Northeast. Tracks like 'Summer Smoke' and 'Young Blood' showcase a mastery of slow-tempo dynamics, using simple drum machine patterns to anchor drifting, ethereal melodies. The album stands as a cult classic of the early 2010s bedroom-pop movement, distinguished by its gothic, nature-focused atmosphere.