The War on Drugs, who I last heard on their 2008 album Wagonwheel Blues, initially struck me as a folk-rock group but I obviously didn’t listen closely enough. There are a lot of psychedelic vibes going on, from the shoegazey guitars, the vocal drawl (which sometimes sounds a lot like Bob Dylan) and the general haziness to the every element of the instrumentation. In general, I hear a lot of shoegaze mixed with sugary-sweet pop music or harsh black metal, if it is mixed with anything at all. So Slave Ambient is a rather unique blend of styles. Indie folk doesn’t generally get this psychedelic, and music this psychedelic often sacrifices melody. The band still have that rustic folky vibe but they take it in an ambitious direction and the results are a joy to listen to.
8.2 / 10
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