Favorite Music of 2009, Pt. 10: Devin Townsend Project – Ki
Devin Townsend released two albums in ’09, distinctly different. Addicted, released second, was a raucous, massive metal sound, more typical of Townsend. Ki was darker, subtler, and perhaps even more intense for that. Most of the songs have a clean guitar reverberating throughout, underpinning the compositions, always building, hinting that there may be an iceberg of frightening size that’s coming for the listener, but it doesn’t always show itself.
Devin Townsend Project – Disruptr
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Strong melodies, a hallmark of all Townsend’s work, reveal his love of pop songwriting, despite the metal aesthetic he’s saddled with, and that he’s mostly happy with, of course: the boy does love it heavy. Dynamic is the watchword, here. Townsend, in typical form, pushes his voice from urgent whisper to balls-to-the-wall scream, often in the same song.
Devin Townsend Project – Gato
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