Baroness - Gold & Grey

The Guardian 80

(Abraxan Hymns)
The Philadephia-based quartet have put their travails behind them and found a new sense of purpose on this more psychedelic fifth album

Baroness have certainly paid their dues. A bad 2012 bus crash, resulting in traumatic injuries and the departure of three members, played havoc with the remaining lineup’s mental health and threatened to derail a promising career. On their fifth album, though, they sound like a band who aren’t just determined to make up for lost time, but who have realised what is important and want to make the best possible statement they can.

Pitchfork 80

Post-rock, space rock, prog rock, psychedelic rock, grungy Alice in Chains-eyeing hard rock—it’s all here, and since it’s Baroness, it works.