RISK

The influence from Stravinsky and Bartok is truly evident even in the heavier moments of Far Corner's 2018 release. Risk is truly an excellent album with some stunning moments, ranging from beautiful classical chamber music to heavier, more metallic grooves. As always, the band's unusual instrumentation makes for a very unique sound, and the distorted cello really sells a lot of the songs on the record. Some personal favorites of mine include "Flim Flam Man", "Myopia", and "Summit". A lot of the longer songs in this type of music usually tend to drag on a bit too long for me, but the band does an excellent job of changing the sound up just enough to keep it interesting. Really an outstanding and very unique album, and possibly the best album of 2018.