Lost Hours - IV: The Silence of the Perpetual Choir in Heaven 12"Lost Hours IV: The Silence of the Perpetual Choir in Heaven 12" "Its easy to slip into the habit of expecting disappointment when it comes to embarking on a new (or, in this case, not so new) doom release, since more often than not sloth, repetition and endless duration are mistaken for substance and ritual grandeur. Lost Hours, refreshingly, are the real deal, and (deep breath) IV: The Silence Of The Perpetual Choir In Heaven manages to summon the

never dull

If you liked the pop-appeal of ''New people…'' you'll get your fix of harmonies and catchy melodies here

The line doesn t come off as a pop cliché

I know nothing about Microfilm but I love them

A new arrangement of one of its first-ever songs

melds industrial dance

The bands toured together twice during 2009 and are now releasing their mayhem onto cd

Needless to say talent exudes here more than just some punk rock oohs and ahhs

As if we switched off at one of the final exits on the island and took a long short cut through Harlem

like most of the vocals on No Emotions Catered For

these recordings are even more poppy and smoother than their latest material

from the Shins or Devendra Banhart to Pink Floyd