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As far making an impression and leaving the listener with much to think about, Divided have delivered on this debut release. Everyone wants to sound unique, but few can mange it. Divided make it seem easy.

Belgian post-metal, hardcore, post-shoegaze quartet Divided will release their debut album ‘Light Will Shine’, on March 29th, 2024, via feted post-everything label Dunk!records. Well now, isn’t this something quite special? An amalgamation of genres, a wild foray into the creative minds of a band on extremely fine form, and a strong example of where experimentation can take musical styles that,…

[ B O L T ] have delivered one of the finest albums you’ll hear within the world of drone music this year. A spectacle of creativity and talent.

Featuring two basses and drums, [ B O L T ] are an instrumental black drone metal band from Germany. They will release their fifth 2LP full length album, ‘( 0 5 )’ on April 21, 2023 by dunk!records. Is it fair to say that the drone world of music is often finding the most interesting and exciting ways to be creative? It feels it as of late, especially when a band like [ B O L T ] come along and…

Feed Me To The Waves ~ Apart

Apart is the flip side to Intill (Close), albums released on either end of the pandemic and the political divide.  The world did not change suddenly as much as it did swiftly; even young people are looking back at their early lives and asking, “What happened?” Feed Me To The Waves recorded their latest album while pondering the growing gaps not only between nations, but within nations and…

Immanu El ~ Distance

Our long-time readers ~ those who followed us from a previous site a decade ago ~ may recall Immanu El, a Swedish post-rock band who made an impact with a mostly instrumental presentation.  Over the decade, they began to add more vocals, to the point that they dropped off our review radar.  But in 2021, that old beloved sound has returned. The thread stretches back to 2019’s Structures and the…

Ranges ~ Babel / Confusion of Tongues

There’s a lot to unpack in Ranges’ extravagant new release ~ literally, for those fortunate enough to own the deluxe edition.  Our top rock/post-rock pick for fall 2020 pulls out all the stops in concept and execution, while turning the studio knobs up to 11.  Babel / Confusion of Tongues is a massive project, reflecting a huge amount of work, and it pays off.

The reveal began a year ago with the…

Tangled Thoughts of Leaving ~ No Tether

A happy 10th anniversary to Perth’s Tangled Thoughts of Leaving, who have outlasted many contemporaries through evolution.  No Tether is evidence that there is still plenty of room for growth in post-rock, as long as artists are willing to blaze their own paths.

While one can return to Tiny Fragments and hear hints of the current sound (an angular lean, an exploratory feel), the distance traveled…

Ranges ~ The Ascensionist

Nothing says “post-rock” like a big ‘ol mountain on the cover.  Add the name Ranges and the album title The Ascensionist, and the association is cemented.  But just as we’re starting to make a list of all the other post-rock bands with mountains on their covers ~ as well as those with references in their names (The Ascent of Everest), we notice this simple fact:  Ranges is from Montana.  Montana…