"Over 10 doomy tracks, Not Here Not Gone features rumbling bass and distorted guitars but Allison "Sunny" Faris' sorrowful vocals center each song with melodic longing. Alternately heavy and ethereal, Not Here Not Gone is the sound of a band coming into its own and the perfect soundtrack to the seemingly endless sadness of winter. Blackwater Holylight exists on the border of shoegaze and goth."
"Much of Not Here Not Gone sounds like the records 4AD championed during its early years. At the same time, Mikayla Mayhew's distinctive guitar pulls in elements of metal and grunge. But Not Here Not Gone is much more than a game of "spot the influence" as Blackwater Holylight makes these disparate elements into something wholly their own. Opening track "How Will You Feel" blends together floaty electronics with down and dirty guitar, while "Bodies" is a full-on dirge that threatens to swallow itself whole."
Blackwater Holylight relocated from Portland to Los Angeles after releasing Silence/Motion and continued dark explorations on Not Here Not Gone. The record spans ten doomy tracks driven by rumbling bass and distorted guitars, anchored by Allison "Sunny" Faris' sorrowful, melodic vocals. The sound oscillates between heavy and ethereal textures, inhabiting the border of shoegaze and goth while Mikayla Mayhew's guitar introduces metal and grunge elements. Songs like "How Will You Feel," "Bodies," and "Fade" shift from drifting electronics to explosive, abusive guitar and back into stillness. The record favors long, immersive song structures and will appeal to slowcore and doom-leaning folk fans.
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