Crescent donโt arrive too subtle with Milogather Parts 1 & 2โthey arrive patiently. This debut EP on Shy Bairn Records hits like a statement of intent. Formed around a shared love of blues-soaked psychedelia and classic indie, Crescent builds songs that breathe, stretch, and sit with discomfort. You can feel that coastal isolation baked into the sound too, with the space and tension in there.
โMilogather (Part I)โ sets the tone with deceptive simplicity. Itโs groove-led and unflashy, but magnetic. Bustling drums circle beneath trailing guitars, creating a restless, looping motion that never quite settles. The high, delicate, and wonderfully exposed voice floats above it all with a wispy vulnerability that pulls you closer. Lyrically, it plays like an honest, self-aware, and off-kilter love song, circling uncertainty, imbalance, and reassurance with a light touch that only makes the fragility underneath more striking. It is intimate and hypnotic in the way the melody keeps orbiting the same emotional centre.
Then โMilogather (Part II)โ shifts the perspective and deepens the cut. Built on understated, hypnotic instrumentation, the bass hums steadily while far-out guitars blur the edges. The vocal takes centre stage here, wailing tensely. As the song progresses, grit creeps in, with grinding guitars and heavier drums, as the emotion spills over, releasing years of frustration and unmet need. The spillover is earned, cathartic, and bruisingly honest.
Together, Parts I and II feel like two sides of the same unresolved conversation about intimacy, emotional labour, and imbalance. Simple on the surface, deeply unsettled underneath, Milogather Parts 1 & 2ย announces Crescent as a band willing to take emotional risks and let songs unfold on their own terms.
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Review by: Naomi Joan