genres: post-metal + indie This is one of the rare albums I’ve been anticipating since even before it was announced. I’ve listened to Rolo Tomassi off and on since 2011’s Eternal Youth, but they really elevated to another level with 2018’s Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It. Previously, the band had played anContinue reading “Rolo Tomassi – Where Myth Becomes Memory”
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ourfathers. – Movements II
genres: indie rock + post-hardcore + experimental While the slow release of music around the holidays can sometimes be a bit of a drag, it gives a good opportunity to go back through the previous year’s releases and see what I missed – which is how I came across this one. I completely missed thisContinue reading “ourfathers. – Movements II”
Atmospheric/Post-Black Metal 2021 Round Up
I try to write about as many of the releases I find personally noteworthy as possible, and as I was looking over my favorite albums from 2021 as the year ends, there’s a handful of really really good releases that slipped through the cracks. So I’ll be catching up on those over the next weekContinue reading “Atmospheric/Post-Black Metal 2021 Round Up”
Der Weg einer Freiheit – Noktvrn
genres: post-black metal If you like atmospheric metal, you’ll love this album. If not, it probably won’t change your mind. The tones Noktvrn plays with are atmospheric/post-black metal through and through, but there’s a total commitment to the album as a piece of art that elevates it into the pantheon of greats alongside Sunbather (Deafhaven)Continue reading “Der Weg einer Freiheit – Noktvrn”
Meadows – In Those Days & Also After
genres: melodic hardcore Nothing clicked the first time I listened to the singles released ahead of this album. I didn’t HATE it, but melodic hardcore is a tough sell for me unless there’s some twist. And (especially in the early tracks) Meadows’ plays things pretty much up the middle, sounding a lot like Defeater withContinue reading “Meadows – In Those Days & Also After”
Adjy – The Idyll Opus (I-VI)
genres: folk + experimental + post-rock Some music is immediate, grabbing the listener’s attention from first listen. Other music is dense, repulsive to most ears without repeated exposure. What Adjy have done here really doesn’t fit into either category. It can be whatever the listener wants to find. On the surface it’s percussive folk rock,Continue reading “Adjy – The Idyll Opus (I-VI)”
Yours For Mine – How Dark the Night
genres: indie rock + post-rock + melodic hardcore + emo This album was casually on my radar – their 2008 release (which I initially came across a couple years ago while skimming everything ever released on Blood & Ink Records) Dear Children never clicked for me, but they were certainly pursuing musical and lyrical complexityContinue reading “Yours For Mine – How Dark the Night”
An Autumn for Crippled Children- Try Not to Destroy Everything you Love
genres: black metal + post-rock + dream-pop Black metal and beauty don’t go together often. Many would say they fundamentally never should. Even Deafheaven’s genre breaking Sunbather was an abrasive, mostly inaccessible wall of sound cloaked in unusually bright tones. And yet, Try Not to Destroy Everything you Love is undeniably a beautiful record. Lo-fiContinue reading “An Autumn for Crippled Children- Try Not to Destroy Everything you Love”
Einar Stray Orchestra – Dear Bigotry
genres: indie pop + post-rock + classical + alternative folk for fans of: Sufjan Stevens, Sigur Rós, Mumford & Sons ‘Orchestra’ is a good descriptor for this band, even if it refers more to the songwriting philosophy than to the musical compositions themselves. For sure, there’s a variety of actual string and wind instruments mixedContinue reading “Einar Stray Orchestra – Dear Bigotry”
Wake – Confluence
genres: post-rock + black metal + death metal + grindcore for fans of: Ulcerate, Deafheaven, Sigor Ros When I think of post-rock, I think of grand instrumental soundscapes that build over many minutes. When I think of grindcore, I think of searingly short songs built around shrieking vocals and blistering guitars. So how do oneContinue reading “Wake – Confluence”
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