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Villagers’ debut album Becoming A Jackal was one of the most outstanding albums in 2010. Conor O’Brien’s voice and acoustic guitar were - and still are - extremely captivating and beautiful. In a few days the band is releasing their follow-up entitled {Awayland} (Jan. 14). O’Brien promised the album to be different to their first one - more electronics, more progressive in terms of song writing. The first single off of the album, Waves, without doubt holds O’Brien’s promise. Surely an early highlight in the yet young year of music releases.
JOSH RITTER - THE BEAST IN ITS TRACKS
new album available March 5, 2013Get excited.
Yes yes yes yes!!!!!!! :D :D So excited!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
This is amazing! Even if it’s not post rock - or rock in general. Just beautiful folk songs by a fantastic singer and song writer. Get excited indeed!!
Puzzle - Nothing But The Rain… (2012)
Sure, there’s no shortage of post rock. Sure, there’s a lot out there that has been done before. Yet, French post rockers Puzzle demonstrate that even allegedly old school post rock can sound fresh and exciting! It’s atmospheric and simply gorgeous - and did I already mention free to download?!
Dry The River - New Ceremony (Raul B. Fernandez, 2012)
What an addictive tune! Especially as a start into a new week!
Multi-project mastermind Steven Wilson never seems to tire. After releasing two high quality solo albums and an equally acclaimed collaboration album together with Opeth’s Michael Akerfeldt, Wilson is going to release his third solo studio effort on February 25th 2013. The album consist of 6 rather long songs and bears the title The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories). As usual with Wilson’s output there’s a myriad of different album variants to choose from, including a 4-disc special edition in the form of a 128-page hardback book (aka coffe table book) with lyrics, additional ghost stories and artwork by Hajo Mueller. The album concept sounds as ambitious as all of Wilson’s other projects, so I guess we’re in for another treat. The studio video blog Wilson posted during the last weeks sounds promising, at least. The title track has a very Radiohead-feel to it, which I like. I’m not so sure about Luminol, which he debuted on his last tour, though. Speaking of tours: Wilson is going to promote the album with a world tour throughout 2013, starting in Europe March 1st.
1. Luminol (12.10)
2. Drive Home (7.37)
3. The Holy Drinker (10.13)
4. The Pin Drop (5.03)
5. The Watchmaker (11.43)
6. The Raven that Refused to Sing (7.57)
Awolnation - Not Your Fault (Cameron Duddy, 2011)
What an ear worm, what a fantastic video. Burnt deep into my brain!
This blog has been silent for some time due to other preoccupations. Sorry to anyone following it. I’m looking forward to regularly posting again.
To start with, Poland’s best music export, progressive rock outfit Riverside, have finally finished recording their new album, which will be released as early as January 13! The album consists of eight songs and is entitled Shrine of New Generation Slaves.
The band’s back catalogue is flawless, so I’m pretty sure Riverside’s fifth studio album is going to be terrific! (Don’t let yourself fool by the cheesy album title acronym SoNGS…) The release of the first single, scheduled for the beginning of December, is imminent.
Finally some news from the instrumental/post/math-rock front! Finding new music by browsing through Bandcamp is fun, hands down. It’s all the more fun if said music is just terrific! Go check out Likes Lions’ album First the Head, later the Tale! It’s mathy, groovy, riffy, tuny and - above all - fun as hell! (And it’s free to download!)
