Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights in Bloomington, MN

H.I.M.
's
Razorblade Romance
was a huge step from the poppy yet raw
Greatest Lovesongs
, and so their reputation as teenage-girl entertainers began to grow. That was very unfortunate for the old fans of
, as
marks the beginning of
's more polished
pop
era.
Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights
plunges deeper. The songs lack hooks, the sound is just way too clean, and as the highlights (the tracks
"In Joy and Sorrow"
and
"Pretending"
) are over before the halfway point, as a whole
Deep Shadows
doesn't quite satisfy. ~ Antti J. Ravelin