Antique Firearms is an amalgamation of tastes, influences and proclivities toward experimentation, but there are also certain consistencies that serve as a foundation to the sound. There’s a moody, atmospheric quality — kind of Mazzy Star and kind of Sparklehorse — and a velvety lushness that underscores each song on the band’s self-titled full-length, whether the tempo is a waltz (“Something’s Wrong”) or a languid rocker (“Crooked Grin”). And then there’s lead singer Bradan Dotson’s voice; a rangy rasp, a breathless, sometimes quivering intonation that’s as much the melody as the a…
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