Stars of the Lid - Avec Laudenum (Black Vinyl) Molchat Doma High expectations for the album

High expectations for the album were soon exceeded

This record remains somewhat divisive

it's a veritable summation of everything you love about them - from rhythmically challenging jazz funk prog to droning repetitive exhumations of the socio-political conscience (rock 'n' roll)

Apples in Stereo

Bite the Hand That Feeds

Stars of the Lid - Avec Laudenum (Black Vinyl) Molchat Doma High expectations for the album2023 repress. "The first vinyl release in the U. S. for this, the fifth SotL album, originally released by Sub Rosa in 1999 and then reissued by Kranky in the fall of 2002. A pivotal album in their career, this marked the first time the duo completely stepped away from the more abstract sound pieces of earlier albums and engaged with the more symphonic and compositional approach that has become the forte of their more recent recordings."