ACL 2016: Top Ten Rock and Post-Rock

As autumn approached, we were worried; where were all the good rock and post-rock albums?  But at the end of the year, they entered in a flurry.  What began as a disappointing year turned out to be incredibly solid ~

Usti Waya ~ From Dust, We Rise

Few albums deserve comparison to Godspeed You! Black Emperor, but this one fits the bill.  From Dust, We Rise is an ambitious vision to which the artist commits his full attention.  Every component is massive, from the inspiration to the presentation