The long-awaited follow-up to their 2005 Flares album does not disappoint. Port-royal’s dramatic guitar-filled music is executed to perfection throughout the 10 tracks on the CD. In comparison with their previous album the dramatic effects are not as big and the focus or interest in beats is noticeably stronger in Afraid to Dance. However, they’re still contrasted by layers of guitars creating a sound quite unique to Port-royal. Persistent Resonant releases their 24th record it is Port-royal’s second full-length and it comes recommended.
electronic desert ≡ revisited + extended