There is something eerie and prescient in the release of
City Burials,
Katatonia's first full-length in four years. Appearing during the COVID-19 global pandemic, the complex emotions at the heart of these songs reflect loss, grief, fear, and tension back at humanity itself. Over three decades,
Katatonia's name has become synonymous with a melancholic alt-prog defined by a gloomy, atmospheric, melodic, dark, dreamy musical aesthetic.