We Are Winter's Blue And Radiant Children
No More Apocalypse Father
WE ARE WINTER'S BLUE AND RADIANT CHILDREN is a new quartet featuring Mat Ball (BIG|BRAVE), Efrim Manuel Menuck (Godspeed You! Black Emperor), and Jonathan Downs and Patch (Ada). Their album, NO MORE APOCALYPSE FATHER, combines distorted, synth-driven "modal lullabies" with raw, observational lyrics reflecting on bleakness viewed from a place of warmth and safety. Songs like "Rats and Roses" paint vivid scenes of urban decay, while "Dangling Blanket From A Balcony (White Phosphorous)" and "(Goodnight) White Phosphorous" mix themes of illumination and horror, contemplating war and ambivalence in life's harsh realities. The album encapsulates emotional conflict, contrasting warmth against the harshness of winter's cold, creating a haunting yet comforting listening experience.