Ethan McCarthy has proven himself to be a remarkable and versatile musician, one with a talent to capture a kind of psychological torment and translate it into devastating art. Though his work through Primitive Man and Vermin Womb offer us some of the best heavy music today, the material he creates under Many Blessings is on another level entirely. With its chilling use of instrumentation and phenomenal atmosphere, McCarthy has created of the most distinctive musical experiences of the year thus far. This album is a journey—one that descends into brilliant darkness.-Michael Pementel