“It’s a lot heavier than our last album

while rehearsing

progressive R&B

and Spaceland

Few moments in pop music history can match the grinding

Grouper - Ruins best of the year “It’s a lot heavier thanReceived an 8. 8 Best New Music rating from Pitchfork. Ruins was made in Aljezur, Portugal in 2011 on a residency set up by Galeria Z dos Bois. I recorded everything there except the last song, which I did at mother's house in 2004. Im still surprised by what I wound up with. It was the first time Id sat still for a few years; processed a lot of political anger and emotional garbage. Recorded pretty simply, with a portable 4 track, Sony stereo mic and