Wea Dark Light (2005)
Partly thanks to their skill for anthemic soft rock, and partly thanks to the heart-throb status of vocalist Ville Hermani Vallo, Finland's H.I.M have risen to become one of the most visible acts on the European goth scene. On this, their fourth album, high production values, courtesy of U2/The Cure producer Tim Palmer, and a broad sonic repertoire that includes piano, violin and cello gel to form H.I.M's most accessible album yet (and that's saying something; this band were never exactly Sonic Youth). "Under The Rose" is perhaps the record's catchiest moment, Vallo swooning "I've been burning in water/And drowning in flames" over some tight, gothic-tinged arpeggios courtesy of guitarist Lily Lazer. Much of H.I.M's oeuvre continues to dwell on matters of the heart, the likes of "Killing Loneliness" and "Vampire Heart" mostly concerned with the prospect of finding love in a dark world. That said, it's important to point out, though, that there's more to this band than pleasing teenage girls: "In The Night-Side Of Eden" fuses sprawling, progressive complexity to croaked gothic vocals, an interesting diversion that belies H.I.M's reputation as unashamed crowd pleasers. -- Louis Pattison
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