Futurism Restated #82: Belong Are Back

The Kranky veterans on their new album, the power of drone, and the pesky question of shoegaze

For whatever reason, I came late to Belong. I’m a Kranky lifer, but nevertheless, there are gaps in my knowledge of the label, and Belong long constituted a blind spot. Maybe it’s because the New Orleans duo has put out so little music, despite being active for more than two decades—just two LPs until now, and a couple of EPs. After their 2006 debut, Oc…