MaybeSheWill- I Was Here For a Moment, Then I Was Gone
The opening track really gets my adrenaline rushing with that drum and piano, which then gets layered with the violin and background singing. That transition to
Take This To Heart creates one huge explosion. The guitar just eats my face off. MaybeSheWill goes pretty hardcore in this song. Something about the piano and violin just spiral my feelings out of control. It makes me feel pretty angry, and it's really the lead guitar that provides that huge boost of energy, while everything else has a pretty calm sound.
Red Paper Lanterns is another sick. The guitar riffs are so amazing, while the other sounds make you feel like you're in outer space. The tempo of these songs makes me pay attention to every single second, while every instrument plays an important role.
An End To Camaraderie is another big guitar jam. Things will slow down for a moment, but then the tone will suddenly pick up again. The piano adds fine detail, and the drummer adds an explosion every second during the fury. Flames shooting off would go well to this song live.
Words for Arabella begins with some calm horns and that feeling that you're almost to the top of a mountain. They added some clapping and drums for effect, but this is relatively one of the most relaxing songs on this record.
Relative Minors and
To The Skies From A Hillside end this album on a good note. For the first minute of
Relative Minors it's just simply a piano led song making it feel like snowflakes are falling. After that the guitar comes in and steal's the spotlight but then it goes back to the piano, which makes me say damn this is some awesome orchestrated stuff. The final song is just epic, and leaves a good taste in my mouth. My opinion on post-rock has changed if there's more bands out there like these guys because there were 2 at Coachella earlier this year that I can't get into.
My rating: 8.5