I'd always thought of this band as one of the best crafters of "straightforward" post-rock, and this listen confirms it. Especially on this record moreso than its predecessor, this is simple crescendocore with solid, memorable melodies, and nothing much else. No unusual instrumentation, no eerie samples or hipsterist atmosphere here. They just take the simple formula and do it really well. This is particularly noticeable on 1, and 2 is also strongly memorable in parts as well. 3 takes a bit longer to cook but ends up brilliant also. 4 is clearly the weakest one here. It finishes in a fairly tasteless noisy ending (and you know I usually like noisy endings), and then goes on for a further 4-5 minutes, which are nice, but not sure why they come after the obvious conclusion. The track brings this down a notch to a comfortable, and certainly re-jammable 3.85
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