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So Chino Moreno's much rumoured side project has arrived and I want to like it, really I do. However I think, after Team Sleep nothing can dominate this wave of music. I think it's too lyrical for me and slightly boring. Easily identifiable as Moreno, it seems a completely different step to Team Sleep's experimental side. LA based Crosses have stated they are witch-house, which is to highlight that the branding and aesthetic behind the name is not religious, nor satanic, just purely for artistic reasoning. They have come out at a pretty good time, considering everything seems to be a symbolic wave of Illuminati triangular messaging and backwards imagery.  

In regards to Team Sleep, apparently Chino stated in an interview early this year that the project is still very much alive and new material is possibly underway, minus Crosses. Team Sleep notably co sided with glitchy trip-hop/dream pop with a bit of post-hardcore with elements of classical Deftones drifts creeping through which proved a huge hit with a devoted fan base but it was an introduction into the non-metal kids who were seeking something a little different. 

So maybe it's just me, I mean looking at sources such as Youtube, Crosses has received a pretty positive response from fans which surprises me as it seems completely unfitting to the history of Chino's music. Maybe I'm just stuck in 2005.