Honestly I was not at all expecting to be this excited in 2021 by a 2018 debut post-rock EP. Especially when there isn't much that makes them stand out on paper: this is a mix of post-rock and ''''classical'''' strings, with a bit of electronica, synths and bleeps and bloops; no wild genre mixes, no vocals, no collab of note. Thus the band creates quality and excitement out of sheer compositional prowess, and that is to be commended. Yes both tracks are a slow emotional post-rocky crescendo like we've seen millions, but they aren't done like the millions we've seen. The ideas are many and ever flowing, and it's not like they add guitar 2 3 4 then drums then a violin; these buildups are nonlinear and beautifully controlled chaos. Now I will say that, although 1 does get quite intense, and although 2 has some magnificent strings at its peak, it does feel a bit like both tracks build up beautifully to end a bit abruptly, and go a bit nowhere in light of the vastness of the journey upwards. But hell man this is a debut EP and it's just so brutally good compared to what I was expecting seeing the tin. Very pumped for the full-length. 3.9
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