July

Usually I'm not one for singles, but this one is pretty special. July is the main track, and it's one of my favorites from the album. It has a great, atmospheric vibe through the first part of the song, and then the breakdown to a gloom-filled middle section before bringing back the atmosphere. The Soil's Song remix is pretty enjoyable too, it fits right in line with Katatonia's usual dark, dreary atmosphere. I enjoy this one quite a bit.

The best out of the 3 tracks, however, is Unfurl. This is a fantastic track that has Katatonia take an electronic approach to their music. The drums are programmed and sequenced, similar to a trip-hop/downbeat song, with a huge, buzzing bass as the backbone of the song. There's quite a heavy use of synths and effects, a simple lead guitar piece, and it all combines together to create quite a great track. Jonas is at his usual vocal quality, it's a really impressive song. It leaves me wondering if Katatonia will continue to follow this style, or if it was a one-off song.

Katatonia fans should acquire this. July is already on TGCD, but the other two tracks, especially Unfurl, makes it worth the purchase/download.