Category: post rock
Caspian – Quovis/Further Up/Further In
Dig yourself in because this is gonna be a long one. A long one but a feast of the senses for all post-rock aficionados. This is actually one half of Massachusetts band Caspian’s debut EP ‘You Are The Conductor’. It […]
66e – I Died In A Movie
Do you need a degree in maths to ascertain how good post-rock is these days? I find it quite impossible to turn away from many who ply their trade alternatively between shadowy chord dalliances and white noise alleys of destruction. […]
The Twilight Sad – And She Would Darken the Memory of Youth
With a dedication for recording their music through the night the Twilight Sad certainly live up to their name. Coming from the outskirts of Glasgow they have already released a self-titled EP (which has strangely only received a US release) […]
Explosions In The Sky – Yasmin The Light
Leaving aside my silly attempts at trying to twist my last.fm profile into what I think it should read I’d have to say that no other group in the last few years has given me more pleasure than Explosions in […]
God Is An Astronaut – Tempus Horizon
As with much of God Is An Astronaut’s music ‘Tempus Horizon’ is not something that’ll you’ll readily pinpoint. You’ll shadow the piece searching in vain for the hook that’ll burn the fog and reveal the magical undergrowth. It’ll take repeated […]
Antennas To Heaven – Funnier With A Hunting Plank
Antennas To Heaven (note the Godspeed reference) were always going to be hard to resist given their post-rock tendencies. What sets them apart is their sparing use of the thought provoking spoken word. It wouldn’t matter a jot of course […]
My Dad vs. Yours – Grand Law Of Unintended Consequences
Another post-rock outfit to steal your heart, My Dad vs. Yours have a colourful history that saw them first entering the creative arena as puppeteers. An acid tongued critic put paid to the fledgling string merchants aspirations and they soon […]
#5 Explosions In The Sky – First Breath After Coma
Put a guitar, bass, drums and voice together and the sonic possibilities stretch to infinity. The trick is to come up with something that is worthwhile, something that can move the listener. Explosions In The Sky achieve this effortlessly and […]
Explosions In The Sky – Welcome, Ghosts
There are some albums that stay with you forever. A connection that is hard to fathom but every time it plays something inside erupts. ‘Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place’ is one of those albums, I’m often moved to […]