I heard "AO" from the band's previous album Sit Down For Staying, listening to Indie Pop Rocks on SomaFM, and had to have it. I like this new album as well. Compared to Sit Down, it's more polished, they've evolved of course.  I hope Charmparticles continues making music for a long time.
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Clocking in at nearly one full hour, the 12 atmospheric rock tracks on Charmparticles’ first full-length record are as much of air as they are of the earth.  Bookended by somber ballads, the songs that form the meat of the record range from peppy pop to nostalgic and plaintive mid-tempo moody rock to all-out growling riff-fests.  Though the band has undergone a bit of a line-up change (losing one guitarist to the allure of California), the Portland, Oregon three-piece has emerged with a record that is a rousing statement to their unwavering commitment to their music, and showcases how well they’ve adapted to their new situation. When they started out, most comparisons they garnered were to the influences of their young rock lives, the shoegaze bands of Britain in the late 80s and early 90s.  Their sound is now a bit removed from that, but there’s still plenty of reverb and delay for everyone.  Belted melodies, washy guitar, pointed drums.  They’re on it.
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