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Oct 3, 2018In the progression of addiction, we’re past the “fun with problems” stage and right into “problems.” The tuneful first half of Aftering could blur this distinction, but Thomas’ chipper melodies add insult to injury, a mocking reminder of what it felt like to get your hopes up in the first place. ... Aftering’s second half of ambient tone poems puts Thomas in direct comparison with guys he’s been tangentially evoking over the span of the trilogy: Mark Kozelek and Phil Elverum, mercurial, prolific songwriters.
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Oct 3, 2018While Aftering doesn’t have the consistency of Changer, it is urgent and incisive when it wants to be and serves as further proof of Thomas’ talents.
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Oct 3, 2018There's the jangly A-side, four bittersweet anthems laced with hard lessons and regrets. "You can't feel the damage until after it happens," notes Thomas on the upbeat "Altar"--and indeed, that's where the blizzard sets in. ... Throughout the windswept second half, the steady march of time clashes against a disturbing stasis, where washes of loops and synths magnify the festering wounds often concealed under the skin. Do those scars ever heal? Thomas can't answer that, which makes Aftering only resonate more in this writer's mind.