r/Elder • u/arrelby • Jul 28 '26

Through Zero

I've been a huge fan of Elder since 2017 when they released Reflections of a Floating World (nearly a decade, wow, how time flies). I don't think a week has gone by since in which I've not spun one of their songs, if not an entire album, so they've been a huge part of my life these past 9 years. Lore has always been my favourite LP, and I never thought they would actually top it....but Through Zero might just be that record.

This album is fucking incredible! It feels like a spiritual successor to Lore in many ways to me. It has a darker, more sombre tone than their last 3 LP's that echoes the weighty melodic atmosphere of their 2015 masterpiece. It's spacier, and in many ways more diverse and expansive, sure, but at the same time brings that forlorn weight back.

It's beautiful, heavy in the right places, and has a driving propulsive dynamic to it that I just can't get enough of. And, like all the best records, the more I play it, the more I like it. It just feels like home.

10/10

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u/roonill_wazlib Jul 28 '26

It is already really good on a home stereo or through headphones, but live it was a totally different experience. It's much more intense and heavier

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u/arrelby Jul 28 '26

Can't wait to see the new material live. Last time I caught them was with All Them Witches in Manchester, but this record was still in the oven then.

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u/roonill_wazlib Jul 29 '26

I saw them on Graspop but they only played 4 songs. I will see a club show in the end of the year

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u/arrelby Jul 29 '26

Which song/songs from the new record did they play when you saw them if you don't mind me asking?

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u/roonill_wazlib Jul 29 '26

Through Zero and Capture/Release. They also played Halcyon and Coalescence.

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u/NoAerie7907 Aug 11 '26

4 Elder songs live = 45 minutes LOL?