Category Archives: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
A Shelter in the Desert ~ Maze of Memories
In the category of “Mexican post-rock”, Wikipedia lists only three bands, while neglecting to name my own personal favorite, The Polar Dream, as well as my new favorite, A Shelter in the Desert. (Oddly, The Polar Dream’s album is called “Follow
A Shelter in the Desert ~ Maze of Memories
In the category of “Mexican post-rock”, Wikipedia lists only three bands, while neglecting to name my own personal favorite, The Polar Dream, as well as my new favorite, A Shelter in the Desert. (Oddly, The Polar Dream’s album is called “Follow
Svarta Stugan ~ Svarta Stugan
The Swedish duo Svarta Stugen calls its sound “post-rock/twee noise, a cuter form of noise”. The definition sounds daft until one listens ~ then it fits. Their self-titled debut EP begins in typical post-rock fashion, then mutates into something unrecognizable, as if
Svarta Stugan ~ Svarta Stugan
The Swedish duo Svarta Stugen calls its sound “post-rock/twee noise, a cuter form of noise”. The definition sounds daft until one listens ~ then it fits. Their self-titled debut EP begins in typical post-rock fashion, then mutates into something unrecognizable, as if
Caspian ~ Waking Season
When You Are the Conductor dropped in 2005, we knew that we were in the presence of something special. The EP was short, sweet and refined, an introduction to what would become one of the last decade’s most beloved post-rock bands. Stretching
Caspian ~ Waking Season
When You Are the Conductor dropped in 2005, we knew that we were in the presence of something special. The EP was short, sweet and refined, an introduction to what would become one of the last decade’s most beloved post-rock bands. Stretching
Eziak ~ Nomads
Nomads by Eziak is the latest release by Greek label Triple Bath, a label whose releases have crossed the boundaries between pretty much all genres of experimental music. On its website, Triple Bath declares its love for low-key, mysterious music, and Eziak are
Eziak ~ Nomads
Nomads by Eziak is the latest release by Greek label Triple Bath, a label whose releases have crossed the boundaries between pretty much all genres of experimental music. On its website, Triple Bath declares its love for low-key, mysterious music, and Eziak are
Le Réveil Des Tropiques ~ Le Réveil Des Tropiques
Every post-rock album released this season arrives in the wake of Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s surprise comeback. Of the myriad releases in this umbrella network, none is so competent and so Godspeed-like as the self-titled debut effort from the Paris
Le Réveil Des Tropiques ~ Le Réveil Des Tropiques
Every post-rock album released this season arrives in the wake of Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s surprise comeback. Of the myriad releases in this umbrella network, none is so competent and so Godspeed-like as the self-titled debut effort from the Paris
Children of the Wave ~ The Electric Sounds of Far Away Choirs
Children of the Wave are a band from Melbourne, Australia, and like true children of the wave, make music whose form changes from one moment to the next, defying genres and surprising us at every corner. While their music is truly
Children of the Wave ~ The Electric Sounds of Far Away Choirs
Children of the Wave are a band from Melbourne, Australia, and like true children of the wave, make music whose form changes from one moment to the next, defying genres and surprising us at every corner. While their music is truly
Godspeed You! Black Emperor ~ Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!
We waited a month. We heard the album when it came out, we posted it on our News page, and we listened – we just wanted to make sure. So often the first reaction to a new album is a
Godspeed You! Black Emperor ~ Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!
We waited a month. We heard the album when it came out, we posted it on our News page, and we listened – we just wanted to make sure. So often the first reaction to a new album is a
Plantagenet 3 ~ The Darkening Green
Imagine a crazy summer surf kicked up by an offshore wind, waves tumbling over each other until the sea is a froth of foam. Now imagine a pasta boat overturning in the breakers, dislodging its noodles, which then begin to
Plantagenet 3 ~ The Darkening Green
Imagine a crazy summer surf kicked up by an offshore wind, waves tumbling over each other until the sea is a froth of foam. Now imagine a pasta boat overturning in the breakers, dislodging its noodles, which then begin to
a closer listen 