agalloch - ashes against the grain
this is less immediate than the mantle but i like it a fair bit, it feels like a deeper record to me. will need more spins before i really "get" it tho i think
swallow the sun - songs from the north iii
i kind of figured this disc wouldn't do as much for me as the other two and i was right but it's still... solid, at the very least
solstafir - svartir sandar
fjara is the kind of song i described as "makes me want to buy the band's entire discography" and yeah that's still true, but the rest of the songs don't really match up to it, though there are still plenty good tracks
ulver - shadows of the sun
this is the worst walking-to-work music ever, but also quite good. solitude is a bit melodramatic i guess, not a fan of it but the rest, nice