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SLY WITHERS Gardens [Dew Process] Sly Withers have undergone a seismic transmutation. Gone is the loose ‘n’ livid shredding and abrasive DIY tracking — Gardens plays out with huge emotional stakes, captivating story beats and sevenfigure production. Instantly striking is how dynamic and three-dimensional the LP is; the band wade through peaks and valleys across its 12 tracks, ebbing and flowing between heartrending slow-burners and big, mosh-ready punk anthems. The guitars are tighter, brighter and more tasteful, and on the moodier and more emotive tracks — the strained Glad or poignant Turns Out — the lead work is prickly and warm, cutting turf for the pensive musings on the vocal front to really cut deep. But on My Bullshit or Constant Wreck, the riffs and ruminations are in mortal combat, dense and…

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