EP REVIEW: The Grass Museum – There Is No Snow

‘…the sound of a band thoroughly refining their skillset, and staking their claim as cult favourites in the progressive rock space…’

Experimental rock duo The Grass Museum are nothing if not enigmatic. Based out of London, the pair have been steadily releasing music since they met at the age of thirteen. However following two full length records, the band wiped the slate clean in 2024. Their online presence is minimal and their sound is anything but ordinary, yet their following is incredibly substantial; 82k monthly listeners on Spotify, and 120k followers on Instagram.

Last year, the outfit released a four track concept EP based around the classic novel 1984, entitled ‘Ministries’. It was reviewed here, and whilst their creativity could not be faulted, the execution left a lot to be desired; The Grass Museum had clear potential, but appeared to lack focus and direction with their experimentation, leading to a clunky and disorienting listen.

Thankfully, ‘There Is No Snow‘ is an improvement in every manner imaginable upon ‘Ministries‘ to an inspiring degree. The Grass Museum have taken their experimental stylings and refined them superbly; the genre-bending, the time signature changes, and the unconventional song structures now all feel purposeful and paced, rather than simply existing for the sake of being experimental.

‘Tomorrow’ shifts ceaselessly yet smoothly through ideas, with moments of vague discordance brushing up against a swaggering, funk rock rhythm. Moments of space permit Lala Suarez’s enchanting and evocative vocals to shine through, a bonfire of smoky melodies weaving through the dense fog of instrumental ideas. ‘Right Here, Right Now’ plays with shoegaze concepts, gradually constructing immense walls of sound from simplistic looping elements, and engulfing the listener with electrifying force. It’s a wholly natural sound within the hands of The Grass Museum, and feels notably far more original than many of their peers whom have attempted the same thing.

There is something undoubtedly special about The Grass Museum; there is a deep creativity and a clear wealth of potential that cannot be denied, and seeing this starting to come to fruition is a joyous experience. ‘There Is No Snow’ is the sound of a band thoroughly refining their skillset, and staking their claim as cult favourites in the progressive rock space. I am converted to a believer of The Grass Museum.

RATING: 73/100

For Fans Of: Thank You Scientist, The Dear Hunter, TesseracT, Closure In Moscow, Between The Buried And Me

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