22. 40 Watt Sun - "Little Weight"

“Little Weight” is actually a really accurate description of his album. It is a slight and tender record that takes great care to be as minimal and as unassuming as possible. It originates in metal but actually this is doom with its heaviness and abrasion removed. It is a slow, ponderous piece of work that laboriously but also beautifully reveals itself in minimal leisurely fashion.

40 Watt Sun are the current incarnation of Patrick Walker, the man behind Warning and most importantly “Watching from a Distance”, the finest doom metal album ever recorded. Patrick has a superhuman power that is to take the enormity of metal and turn it into an emotive heartbreaking force. “Little Weight” is a genius piece of heartrending songwriting. It tells its tale in a passionate and soulful way. An remarkable album from a remarkable man.