I Come To Shanghai - Low Pressure

It's been five years since the last I Come to Shanghai record, so it was incredibly welcome news to see the launch of Low Pressure, their third (fourth?) full-length album. Their own description should be enough to draw you in:

Recorded in their studio in Athens, Georgia, Low Pressure explores the idea of paradise falling apart: A band playing on a beach in the middle of a hurricane. Drawing on a palette of dreamy lap steel, orchestral synthesizers, adventurous guitars, synthesized nature sounds, lush vocal harmonies, and a heavy rhythm section, the album weaves songs and instrumental compositions into unpredictable mood swings and stormy weather patterns. Melodies are long and rarely repeated. Harmonies constantly shift under your feet. An occasional squall of noise swallows the band whole.

While the overall tone is different, there are similarities to the predecessors Eternal Life Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, largely in the all encompassing, mounting, wall of sound that presents itself.

Five years between records isn't unprecedented but it's great to hear that the band has kept the thread from the previous undertakings while still stepping into new territory. It's pretty much exactly what you'd want from a followup.