PICTURE ANN IS CAUGHT BETWEEN BLIND OPTIMISM AND A BLEAK PROPHECY
- by J.N.
- Posted on 24-04-2024
The brand-new output by the musically devious post-rockers Picture Ann has just arrived digitally and sees the Danish/Norwegian act conjuring up thick waves of dark ambient and drone music that explore the disruptive power of loss. Thematically speaking, the three compositions that constitute Blind Optimism – Bleak Prophecy all revolve around the postmodernist claim that the past is subject to reinterpretation in light of the present and where that leaves us. Why do we insist on inhabiting metaphorical landscapes of estrangement while desperately trying to uncover transcendent timeless meaning in a wild and uncontrollable world when own troubled memories are anything but reliable?
Tracklist:
- Blind Optimism
- Bleak Prophecy
- Nothing Comes Next
Bandcamp:
https://floodgatemoodsproductions.bandcamp.com/album/blind-optimism-bleak-prophecy
YouTube:
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/1M2iQXG8nSPZs7KgktnKA7?si=fX4vEb08Qb2JlaTKz4kX9A
Composed, recorded, and mixed by J.N. (October/November 2023).
Cover photo by C.N.
Artwork/Layout by G. Owen Wears
Mastered by Azimuth Mastering
Blind Optimism – Bleak Prophecy was released by Floodgate Moods Productions on April 24, 2024.
https://floodgatemoodsproductions.bandcamp.com/
Picture Ann (Official) Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/pictureann_official/