Milagres

Milagres

‘Glowing Mouth’ (Memphis Industries)

3.5
By Harriet Gibsone 13 Jan 2012

To create music inspired by glacial mountaineering that doesn’t sound like Sigur Ros is an accomplishment. It’s even more of a triumph then, that the debut from Brooklyn quartet Milagres soothes like a sedated TV On The Radio or a more streamlined Doves. Fronted by the doe-eyed and dulcet-voiced Kyle Wilson (who became obsessed with extreme climbing before the album’s inception), Milagres’ debut at times teeters on the edge of inoffensive indie, but when their cinematic soundscapes do ignite, ‘Glowing Mouth’ is as emotionally jolting and cosily reassuring as a night in with a David Attenborough boxset.

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