It's hard for me to call anything since Everything and Nothing s-tier Hammock, I feel like I've been listening to the same stories being told for a long time now, if that makes sense. The songs may be instrumentally different but the end result/vibe is always the same to me

Album Rating: 2.5

idk. not really a fan of this side of Hammock, to me it just kind of sounds like royalty free "inspiring/cinematic" music. I liked the more minimal approach they were going with for a while.

I agree with that, tho I had my issues with their more minimal / classical material over the past 10-ish years as well. The majority of the songs have a very similar orchestral progression as the songs advance that makes most of their songs get tiring after a bit

Album Rating: 3.5

the minimalist approach was threatening to get a little stale when it took over four albums, and I say that as someone who insists Oblivion Hymns is their best work

Album Rating: 4.5

IDK, I feel it is lazy to compare this to royalty free cinematic music... It's a long, long way ahead of that manufactured stuff.



Than again, spuntik underrating this sort of album is nothing new.



Album is lovely and I agree with other commenters that they seem re-invigorated with this record. The melodies and production are fantastic throughout.

Album Rating: 2.5

i love ambient music, hammock just ain't my favorite

yeah hammock is my least favorite variety of this style

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

wouldn't go as far as comparing it to royalty free music. i hasten to add that those kind of sounds were popularized after hammock started making music (as well as other post-rock bands gaining popularity), and thus, it's more accurate to state that those kind of sounds were influenced by hammock & similar bands as opposed to the other way around.



sadly though, i kinda just forget this album happens after it's finished. it doesn't feel distinct enough from their other albums tonally. even other albums in their discography that are more post-rock heavy like chasing after shadows, everything is nothing, even departure songs... they all had super distinctive atmospheres. for me at least, this doesn't have that, and that to me is kind of the 'glue' that holds hammock records together. atmosphere can be rather subjective and i can understand if your experience is different.



i do like individual songs on this and it's a pleasant listen when it's on - i just don't love it.



as for the conversation on ambient music, i find it fascinating because i don't subconsciously associate hammock as an ambient project. they obviously have ambient traits but it's not what it does in my brain. i don't engage with hammock in the same way i would steve roach for example. it's more cinematic and dense - it doesn't fill a space, it demands your attention. they're among my favourite bands for sure.

Album Rating: 2.5

"i hasten to add that those kind of sounds were popularized after hammock started making music"



Fair enough, I just find this style to be a little played out and bordering on generic. I don't think we necessarily disagree reading the rest of your comment.

Album Rating: 3.5

this is nice and breezy, every song with vocals on this is a highlight. wish they'd do more of it, they're really good at it

Album Rating: 4.0

If anything most of the stuff they did after E&N and before this was getting so stale and samey, even for them. Being more musically diverse and adding vocals, drums, etc. is nice to change things up.

Album Rating: 3.5

"as for the conversation on ambient music, i find it fascinating because i don't subconsciously associate hammock as an ambient project"



I think this album is not at all ambient but you could make that argument for their past four albums. Maybe not textbook definition of ambient but certainly popular definition

Album Rating: 2.5

Maybe They Will Sing for Us Tomorrow was the only Hammock album I had for a long time, so i mostly associate them with ambient. they're definitely more post-rock or whatever in general.

Album Rating: 3.0

It’s ambient so far as post rock goes in the sense that it’s not blatant crescendo-core

Album Rating: 2.5

i am scrutinizing atm

happy go lucky ambient post rock

Album Rating: 4.5

I would hardly categorize this band under the happy go lucky category. They’re usually very wistful, melancholy, longing, sometimes downright depressive.

Album Rating: 2.5

i listened to the first 7 tracks and i just feel nothing toward itreminded me of shadows of the sun or maybe blood inside at one point



still listenin to departure songs / kenotic / chasing on a daily basis

Album Rating: 4.0

This is beautiful. Been waiting for this side of Hammock again since 2016. The last few years were good, but this is more my speed.

Album Rating: 4.5

It’s In This Lie is seriously fucking good