| Condition | Sealed |
| Manufacturer | USA |
| Format | LP, Black Vinyl, Limited Edition |
| Date of release | 2015/2019 |
| Barcode | 656191039413 |
An Autumn for Crippled Children are exemplars of blackgaze, the increasingly popular subgenre that takes inspiration from black metal and shoegaze. Naturally, they're bound to get comparisons to Deafheaven and Alcest, and while they are contemporaries of both, they barely resemble one another. On the surface, they keep black metal’s fuzzy hum that Alcest and others have consciously dropped. The Dutch trio also exert much more of a post-hardcore influence, which is evident in their shorter songs. More significantly, there’s a damaged aspect to their music, with strings and synths breaking out haphazardly. The Long Goodbye is their fifth full-length release, following Try Not to Destroy Everything You Love, which honed their sound while keeping it endearingly messy.
