Novembre has been
shaping atmospheric doom and doom death since the early nineties, always mixing
heaviness with dreamy melancholy in their own way. “Words Of Indigo” arrives
after a long journey for the Italian group, now with new blood in the ranks,
and it comes wrapped in Travis Smith’s
familiar visual approach and the touch of Dan Swanö
behind the console. It is an album built on emotion, memory and danger, walking
through soft colours and dark corners with the calm patience of a band that
follows instinct and feeling.
The album moves
between aggression and serenity with smooth transitions, never trapped in one
colour for too long. Thick guitars rise and fall like waves, and the vocals
travel from sorrowful singing to deeper growls when the atmosphere tightens.
The melodic lines pull the listener toward a cinematic space, something foggy
but warm, as if the music were walking across abandoned streets at sunset.
Guest vocalist Ann-Mari Edvardsen appears on
“House Of Rain”, adding a fragile, haunting voice that blends well with Novembre’s emotional direction.
“Words Of Indigo” is
not the kind of album that shouts for attention, it is the kind that speaks
slowly and stays with you afterwards. It has beauty, it has pain, and it has
enough emotional detail to keep listeners returning to it. Novembre continues to write from the heart, and
this album shows that their voice, after all these years, remains honest and
deeply human.
Score: 8.0
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