Category Archives: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
No Respect for Beauty ~ Why Perish
Here’s one we almost missed, a post-rock gem from South Korea that was released on Leap Day, adding to its elusive mystique. For fans of the classic, sprawling, muscular brand of post-rock, this may be the debut of the year.
No Respect for Beauty ~ Why Perish
Here’s one we almost missed, a post-rock gem from South Korea that was released on Leap Day, adding to its elusive mystique. For fans of the classic, sprawling, muscular brand of post-rock, this may be the debut of the year.
Will Samson ~ Balance
Be warned, fans of instrumental work: Will Samson‘s album is quite heavy on the vocals. With understandable lyrics and everything! There’s no charter for ignoring singers at A Closer Listen, just that our natural inclination is towards songs and sounds
Will Samson ~ Balance
Be warned, fans of instrumental work: Will Samson‘s album is quite heavy on the vocals. With understandable lyrics and everything! There’s no charter for ignoring singers at A Closer Listen, just that our natural inclination is towards songs and sounds
The Echelon Effect ~ Field Recordings
David Walters is one of the few artists whose every release is reliable. The Echelon Effect has a clearly identifiable sound, and has stuck to it consistently. (The final installment of Seasons might be considered an exception, save for the fact that
The Echelon Effect ~ Field Recordings
David Walters is one of the few artists whose every release is reliable. The Echelon Effect has a clearly identifiable sound, and has stuck to it consistently. (The final installment of Seasons might be considered an exception, save for the fact that
dedleaves ~ dedleaves
Starting a post-rock band in 2012 seems as counter-intuitive as opening a new record store, but we’ve seen a resurgence in the latter, so hopefully we’ll see one in the former. Baltimore’s dedleaves is brave to enter these waters, boasting a more
dedleaves ~ dedleaves
Starting a post-rock band in 2012 seems as counter-intuitive as opening a new record store, but we’ve seen a resurgence in the latter, so hopefully we’ll see one in the former. Baltimore’s dedleaves is brave to enter these waters, boasting a more
mouse on the keys ~ Machinic Phylum
Japan’s mouse on the keys possesses an instantly recognizable sound: hard piano playing accompanied by hard drumming, with slightly subtler bass accents (also played on the keyboards). The band plays jazz for those who don’t usually like jazz, frequently laying an accessible
mouse on the keys ~ Machinic Phylum
Japan’s mouse on the keys possesses an instantly recognizable sound: hard piano playing accompanied by hard drumming, with slightly subtler bass accents (also played on the keyboards). The band plays jazz for those who don’t usually like jazz, frequently laying an accessible
We Are the Wooden Houses ~ Halloween Haarp/Island of Death
Stephen Benson, half of Hills! Werewolves! Run!, is also half of We Are the Wooden Houses, but the two groups sound totally different from one another. The former takes post-rock as its starting point, while the latter delves into psych, raga
We Are the Wooden Houses ~ Halloween Haarp/Island of Death
Stephen Benson, half of Hills! Werewolves! Run!, is also half of We Are the Wooden Houses, but the two groups sound totally different from one another. The former takes post-rock as its starting point, while the latter delves into psych, raga
cssc ~ Overgrown
Erik Rodriguez aka cssc describes himself as a kid with a laptop, a midi controller and FL Studio that began making music a little less than 4 years ago, and since people began noticing and enjoying it, he decided to continue. Listening to
cssc ~ Overgrown
Erik Rodriguez aka cssc describes himself as a kid with a laptop, a midi controller and FL Studio that began making music a little less than 4 years ago, and since people began noticing and enjoying it, he decided to continue. Listening to
Sontag Shogun ~ Absent Warrior, Abandoned Battlefield
Whatever happened to (the) slowest runner (in all the world)? Three of the band members can be found here under the name Sontag Shogun. The quintet and trio released a split EP in the wake of We, Burning Giraffes, and the smaller
Sontag Shogun ~ Absent Warrior, Abandoned Battlefield
Whatever happened to (the) slowest runner (in all the world)? Three of the band members can be found here under the name Sontag Shogun. The quintet and trio released a split EP in the wake of We, Burning Giraffes, and the smaller
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