“Post-rock” Reviews

If you’re expecting subtlety and restraint from a band calling themselves Infinity Shred, then you’ve got another thing coming.

Kveikur makes me feel like I’m listening to Sigur Rós for the first thrilling time, and after nearly fifteen years, that’s a true pleasure.

Their despair was once captivating and even invigorating but now it just feels like they’re taking the piss out of folks.

Duncan Sumpner’s first album in five years proves just as beguiling as his earlier releases.

Language of Landscape’s final release is a graceful, evocative end for the duo.

This is good, honest, soul-stirring music of the finest kind, music that never feels the need to announce itself or overstate its worth.

All in all, In Sea Remixes offers little new insight into Aarktica’s music or any of the remixers.

Memories Fade Under A Shallow Autumn Snow creates contemplative, evocative soundscapes out of gentle guitar drones and sparse piano arrangements.

Although this German group does occasionally wear their influences a little too obviously, these eight songs display considerable melodic grace and sonic intensity.

Crepusculum’s debut full-length is full of Fred Baty’s deft, intricate guitarwork and beautiful, subtle arrangements.

Aarktica’s latest is a return to the drone-oriented ambience of their earliest releases, but it exhibits a polish and poise that only a decade of experience can provide.

A wonderful example of why I love fine drones and atmospheres.

Haunt the Upper Hallways might sound awfully familiar if you’ve been a longtime Hood fan, but that doesn’t mean it’s stale or that there aren’t plenty of lovely moments throughout the album.

Where Mono does triumph, and what prevents them from sounding stale and repetitive, is the emotional heft that their music brings to bear.

St. Kilda’s music is the perfect soundtrack for strange, somnambulistic moments.

The shortness of these pieces only enhances the beauty contained therein.

An evocative recording for doomed voyages through uncharted, treacherous — and heartbreakingly beautiful — waters.

Au Revoir Borealis returns after a long hiatus with a lush, darkly beautiful album perfectly suited for these trying times of ours.

At its best, Japancake’s take on the shoegaze classic offers some new insights into Kevin Shield’s masterpiece.