Heartbreak Pass

Giant Sand, “Heartbreak Pass” (New West, 2015)
From his base in Tucson, for 30 years Howe Gelb has been making fine records that have steadily developed his signature style – dusty, off-kilter, cubist roots-rock, a sparse desert soundscape dotted with tangles of noise and vistas of acoustic beauty – while retaining a core of consistency and integrity of sound. This one is a little gentler on the whole, but the bottom line is, it’s another Giant Sand record, and that’s a great thing indeed.
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