50 Unheralded Albums from 2009

omOm: God is Good (Drag City, 9/29/09)

“Cremation Ghat II”

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On its latest spiritual adventure, hypnotic bass-and-drums duo Om found a chiefly suitable new drummer: Emil Amos, a key component of visceral, worldly, genre-defying quartet Grails. God is Good showcases Om’s penchant for creating music that is as genuinely emotive as it is heavy.