Review: Ulver – Neverland
“Neverland” is a record that is bold, atmospheric, and an often brilliant exploration of electronic and ambient textures, making it Ulver’s most ambitious and rewarding works.
Tag: Postrock
Review: Mogwai – The Bad Fire
Mogwai’s “The Bad Fire” is a luminous, emotionally charged masterpiece that delivers post-rock grandeu. The band is weaving dream-pop hooks and shoegaze atmospheres into a sound that feels both nostalgic and boldly new.
Review: Celestial Wolves – V I I I V
A sprawling, immersive, and often brilliant exploration of post-rock’s possibilities, “V I I I V” occasionally loses its way in its own ambition but ultimately delivers enough moments of transcendence to make it a standout in the genre.
Review: Ostraca – Eventualities
“Eventualities” builds on Ostraca’s long-standing balance of screamo volatility and postrock symbolism, refining ideas they’ve been sharpening since their earlier releases.
Review: Godspeed You! Black Emperor – No Title As of 13 February 2024, 28,340 Dead
“No Title As of 13 February 2024, 28,340 Dead” is Godspeed You! Black Emperor at their most unforgiving, transforming grief and political fury into a slow-moving monolith of sound that refuses comfort or release. It’s a harrowing, deeply human record that demands patience and emotional investment, but rewards it with a sense of weight and purpose few bands can summon.
Review: Maudits – In Situ
Maudits deliver a masterful blend of post-rock and ambient textures. “In Situ” is a cinematic and emotionally charged journey with grace and precision that it’s hard to fault.
Review: Carved Into The Sun – Silent Tower
The new Carved Into the Sun album offers a deeply atmospheric and rewarding listen for those willing to slow down and inhabit its world.
Review: We Lost The Sea – A Single Flower
A Single Flower blooms in ruin and reflection; heavy, sprawling, and achingly beautiful in its vastness. It may lose pace sometimes, but when it connects it lingers long after the final chord fades. We Lost The Sea prove once their skill and creativity once more.
Review: BÅKÜ – Soma
“Soma” moves like a slow tide of ash and memory, equal parts meditative and suffocating. It doesn’t always find its direction, but when it does, BÅKÜ sound like a band discovering the beauty hidden inside exhaustion.
Review: God Is An Astronaut – Embers
“Embers” drifts between grief and grandeur, letting strings and exotic tones bloom over ruinous guitar swells and mournful silence. Its lengths falter occasionally, but when it catches fire it burns hotter than many peers.