Excerpt: “Slow Dancing Society continue the ambience started in their stellar debut The Sound of Lights When Dim… a notable accomplishment. In a genre convoluted with artists, it is difficult to make a name for oneself and with just two albums Sullivan has done just that.”
Excerpt: “The mesmerising ambience of Slow Dancing Society is the work of one man, Washington-based Drew Sullivan. The Slow Steady Winter is an exquisite journey of dark, cold, and occasionally isolating and unsettling soundscapes. The album begins with the epic ‘The Early Stages of Decline’, more than 15 minutes of layered textures which makes you feel as if you are walking alone through a fierce blizzard… ‘Never Ending’, with its organ swells and delicate guitar twangs, sees the sun making its way through the thick grey clouds for the first time in weeks… The glistening finale ‘February Sun’ is bathed in sunlight, and is a blissful track to end the album. 4/5″
Excerpt: “In just two albums, Slow Dancing Society (aka Drew Sullivan) has been placed squarely in my sights as an artist to not only watch, but to eagerly await new music from. SDS’ debut CD, The Sound of Lights When Dim, first introduced me to Sullivan’s artful blend of echoing, lonely guitar and crisp, intriguing electronics. On its enjoyable sequel, The Slow and Steady Winter, Sullivan revives that feel and expands his work to encompass even more processed, flowing guitar textures… an astounding piece of work that again cements Slow Dancing Society’s place–in my ears, at least–as an artist whose next disc I’ll always be looking forward to hearing. Bravo, Drew.”
Excerpt: “superb sophomore effort by Washington-based Drew Sullivan… Challenging expectations, Sullivan startles the listener by audaciously inaugurating the album with understated yet transporting ambient pieces before introducing more conventional melodic fare… Frozen sheets of sound course through the epic ambient settings… which don’t so much showcase guitar virtuosity as they do lyrical beauty… “February Sun” ends Sullivan’s radiant The Slow and Steady Winter on a blissful high with celestial chord progressions building to a rapturous climax. Be sure to play the album loud in order to fully bask in its splendor.”
