One last detail, I have a major issue with this line:

“This is everything wrong with drone (monochromatic epics with no forward movement), doom (mind-numbing repetition with no hypnotic payoff), and post-metal (tepid stewing in a false-dynamic haze).”

What a completely idiotic statement! Jodis are (obviously) not a Drone, Doom or Post-Metal band, and the descriptions he offers for each genre proves he knows absolutely nothing about the dynamics within them. I’d go so far as to say they don’t belong to ANY genre, which is something that music critics will never be able to wrap their heads around. Bryan Reed’s inability to think outside the tiny box that contains his pre-conceived expectations is as obvious as Jodis’ ability to completely avoid them. I love Secret House, but even if I didn’t I’d still have to acknowledge the fact that it doesn’t sound like anything I’ve ever heard before.

I’m always amazed at how people that have no ability to create music choose to write about it instead.