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.
Tag: Postrock
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.
Review: Lera – Rêverie
“Rêverie” is a debut that leans into shadows and whispers. It’s an atmospheric journey rather than a revelation. Lera emerge from Sardinia with music that balances the crushing weight of doom and post-metal with the fragile breath of post-rock and ambient drift. There is beauty …
Review: PIJN – FROM LOW BEAMS OF HOPE
Pijn had to overcome many challenges during the creation of “From Low Beams of Hope”, including line-up changes and the joys of releasing a record in DIY fashion while handling day jobs, oersonal life, and stuff like that. But the result is worth all the …
Review: Russian Circles – Blood Year
I kinda liked “Guidance” und “Memorial”, the last two albums by Postrock heavyweights Russian Circles, but never loved them as much as “Empros” (which has been written eight years ago… time flies, folks) and their earlier works. The albums didn’t click with me, even though …