Cranes - Cranes (2008)

Their immersion in electronic soundscapes works beautifully with Shawʼs otherwordly melodies… On the truly lovely ʻFeathersʼ the results are stunning. (Rocksound)

Cranes' last two albums signified a musical shift by extending their interest in glimmering electronic melodies and more gently contemplative song structures, eschewing the distortion-driven dissonance and upfront drumbeats of past recordings. On tracks such as "Feathers" and "Wires", the guitar work remains delicate in tone and slides with casual grace into the lovely pulse of the keyboard motif, creating a mysterious swirl of stripped-down beauty. (Pitchfork)