Well, color me embarrassed. I was fully unaware that Mercury Rev’s Deserter’s Songs had been awarded “Modern Classic” status. 9.3 from Pitchfork? Wha? I didn’t even realize Pitchfork was around when I was in high school. In any case, great to see this one on vinyl – it is indeed a classic. Pick it up [...]
A new 3xLP from Sigur Rós available for $40 + $20 shipping? Those of us used to buying Sigur Rós vinyl won’t even bat an eyelash. It’s just the price you pay to be a hip, analogue loving fan of the greatest post-rock band to ever exist. Shhh… just point your broswer at sigur-ros.co.uk. Sigur Rós: [...]
It’s been a long while since any DOOM album made much of an impact on me. So I was pretty blown away by this masterwork from Morne, a band I did not really know much about. Asylum was initially released on Profound Lore, a certified stamp of quality for any metal album. You can stream [...]
Among our ever-expanding promo pile, this record really, really stood out, blowing away everything else we’ve spun lately. France’s Alexandre Navarro plays an evocative mix of ambient, electronic, and subtle post-rock. It’s quiet in all the right places, and one of the better hyper-limited, self-released records we’ve run into in awhile. 100% recommended. Take a [...]
What’s that? Neurosis vinyl? While the rest of you skip immediately to the link, I suppose I’ll write some words for the three people still reading. This is an EP with only 4 songs, but it’s Neurosis so those 4 songs stretch out over 30 minutes. Plus it’s recorded by none other than Steve “Pro [...]
I’ve been following the Ericrock label for awhile now. Any life left in post-rock’s corpse is there because of small, innovative labels like this. They normally do a lot of CDs, but they’ve got two special new records up for preorder. The first is “From the Inland Sea”, a split between Arms and Sleepers and [...]
Like every other warm-blooded doom fan on the internet, I have been furiously trying to make sense of Boris’ spring release line-up while simultaneously fending off a knee-jerk reaction to declare these releases completely unworthy of me caring. Blame the Ian Astbury collab for that, some bad tastes just never wash out. In any case, [...]
With the whole slow-post-rock thing pretty much making its way out of popular music, Explosions In The Sky have decided to change up their sound a bit, cranking up the pace every so slightly. I have not heard this full album yet, so time will tell how that goes for them. One thing is for [...]
Lightbearer belong to that category of metal that defies categorization – influences seem obvious yet elusive and it is much easier to let the catharsis wash over you than it is to try and pick apart the sound. If you insist on making a list of sub-post-genre classifications, grab a pencil and paper and listen [...]
This mid-day blast of new vinyl comes courtesy of our good friends at Robotic Empire. First up, “II” from Windmills by the Ocean (ex Isis, Red Sparowes, 27, etc) is a much more expansive, song-based effort than their first album. They’ve even brought vocals to their previously-instrumental jams, fleshing things out considerably. This one covers [...]
