An Autumn For Crippled Children – The Light Of September 12" LP 2018

An Autumn for Crippled Children have just released The Light of September, a synth-poppy blackgaze album jam-packed with songs for sad bois.

The Dutch group’s hallmark is juxtaposing bright and poppy shoegaze with bleak black metal and melancholic themes.

The Light of September is more upbeat feeling in a way than a lot of An Autumn for Crippled Children’s work, seeming to delve more into the nostalgic elements of their music. Unfortunately, also like most of their work, it does start to feel one-note halfway through the record. That’s nothing that can’t be fixed by splitting this into two listening sessions, but I’m still anticipating a record from the group that doesn’t have this issue.

Despite all this I still think The Light of September is perfect for the coming fall days, another record good for anyone in a transitionary period of life, as you reminisce about things you miss, and think about the coming changes.

12" LP