| 1 | Sewn One (3:27) | |
| 2 | Sewn Two (2:54) | |
| 3 | Simmer (8:04) | |
| 4 | Bay (4:01) | |
| 5 | Below (7:57) | |
| 6 | Interlude (2:08) | |
| 7 | Hundred Acre (12:55) | |
| 8 | Sheets (3:06) |
Following on from their indescribably good eponymous LP, the Mountains return with the second part of their startlingly accomplished vision on 'Sewn'; bringing together a genuine love of Eno then fermenting it through a charcoal base of enticing micro-sound bleaching which instantly evokes comparisons to Jan Jelinek, Fennesz et al. The chosen appellation of Brendon Anderegg and Koen Holtkamp, The Mountains have garnered some serious and well deserved praise through their wheezing and gorgeously textured soundscapes, opening 'Sewn' with the effulgent sun-set peaks of 'Sewn One'. Whilst this expansive horizon of frosted-glass noise is fantastically welcome, The Mountains know how to craft a striking contrast; immediately juxtaposing this billowing introduction with the intricate acoustic guitar and dappled forest percussion of 'Sewn Two'. Elsewhere, 'Simmer' crackles with digital lint and fuzz before unfolding into a chiming masterpiece, 'Hundred Acre' moulds wave after wave of splintered beauty around glittered electronic snow-falls, whilst 'Sheets' brings down the lights through a clutch of dulled analogue. The hills are alive...
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