Category Archives: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
Scott Walker ~ Bish Bosch
Footnotes are useful, and yet, possibly because they are relegated to the bottom of the page, often overlooked – or at least under-appreciated. This is a shame because much can be gleaned from them in order to increase our understanding
Scott Walker ~ Bish Bosch
Footnotes are useful, and yet, possibly because they are relegated to the bottom of the page, often overlooked – or at least under-appreciated. This is a shame because much can be gleaned from them in order to increase our understanding
V/A ~ Qu’allons-nous faire si loin d’ici?
What are we going to do so far from here? This is the question posed by French post-rocker Julien (My Own True Desire, Atlantic Drop), whose seventeen-track compilation brings new attention to a huge French underground. We’ve encountered a few
V/A ~ Qu’allons-nous faire si loin d’ici?
What are we going to do so far from here? This is the question posed by French post-rocker Julien (My Own True Desire, Atlantic Drop), whose seventeen-track compilation brings new attention to a huge French underground. We’ve encountered a few
Guns of Brixton ~ Inlandsis
Not many bands, let alone post-rock bands, make it to a fourth album. Guns of Brixton is the exception. The key to the band’s success is a mixture of influences, beginning with The Clash (who inspired the band’s name and
Guns of Brixton ~ Inlandsis
Not many bands, let alone post-rock bands, make it to a fourth album. Guns of Brixton is the exception. The key to the band’s success is a mixture of influences, beginning with The Clash (who inspired the band’s name and
Haiku Salut / Hopeless Local Marching Band
Earlier this year, Japan’s Hopeless Local Marching Band released the wonderful short album Caffeine and Sleeping Pills, which represented a shift to the chapter track: long score-like songs unfolding like books. This shift happily continues with two new pieces on this split EP,
Haiku Salut / Hopeless Local Marching Band
Earlier this year, Japan’s Hopeless Local Marching Band released the wonderful short album Caffeine and Sleeping Pills, which represented a shift to the chapter track: long score-like songs unfolding like books. This shift happily continues with two new pieces on this split EP,
Eternal Tapestry ~ A World Out Of Time
For their second full-length of the year Eternal Tapestry ring the changes by recording an album as a conceptual whole, rather than assembling the final work from a bunch of different tapes laid down over time. It’s not the most
Eternal Tapestry ~ A World Out Of Time
For their second full-length of the year Eternal Tapestry ring the changes by recording an album as a conceptual whole, rather than assembling the final work from a bunch of different tapes laid down over time. It’s not the most
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
a closer listen 