Caravels – Caravels 7" (Clear Vinyl LE) - PRE-OWNED

PRE-OWNED VINYL - Condition - Vinyl: Near Mint - Sleeve: Near Mint

Caravels' 2010 EP, Floorboards, was an incredibly promising–albeit dense as hell–release that finally started to garner the band some well-deserved attention. With this followup 7" single and debut for the continually excellent Topshelf Records, the band is really proving all that mettle of hype is worth something.

This self-titled 7" offers two indelibly emotional and intricate songs that, while allowing Caravels to be pinned down by the modern screamo sphere as much as ever, also push them to the forefront of such a movement. Sure, the similarities to those peers can be a bit heavy–"Dream Beaver" opens with bouncy, optimistic chords akin to Comadre's "King Jeremy", while post-rock tones in "Girth Impression" recall Envy's recent work and its heart wrenching, finishing start-stops sound like something off of Pianos Become the Teeth's Old Pride.