Dwarves – Concept Album (2023)

December 18, 2024

I read on RYM recently someone calling Dwarves “Pro Tools punk” and whilst I think that’s an unfair statement in regards to singling out this band (many, many bands in various genres sound overproduced – modern metal is especially guilty of this), I can’t help but shake that thought when listening to this very latest Dwarves album. The sound is bigger and more expansive here, and the “experimental” elements of their sound are given more room to breathe. The Dwarves Must Die tried something similar and failed, but there is a – dare I say – maturity here that helps that kind of songwriting pay off a bit more successfully than it has in the past.

That being said, there’s plenty of fast, unforgiving punk tracks here too, making up the core of what Dwarves are all about. This is also I think the longest (?) Dwarves album I’ve heard, at nearly 40 minutes long.