Cloud Rat's latest, Pollinator, bursts at the seams with these two attributes. From the opening loom of Losing Weight, through the driven yearning of Al Di La, and straight into the haunting closer of Perla, the album is a startling mixture of atmosphere and sheer velocity. But its variation in tone and attitude from song to song also displays the band's maturation, setting them apart from the average scabby grind collective with its sense of confidence and emotional intelligence.
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According to guitarist Rorik Brooks, "Pollinator is our most complete and accomplished work yet. It is the quintessence of everything we've tried to say and do before, and it's kind of fitting that we are coming up on a decade of being a band together."
Listen to our exclusive advance stream of Cloud Rat's Pollinator below: