Ki likes dat post-rock
 

Please excuse the completely unrelated picture describing the thread. But now that i've got your attention, i'll start this thread off with a band I just found tonight.

From their album, Zenith, I give you The Stand by A Swarm of The Sun

Cecilia::eyes
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Cecilia::eyes - Clocks



From the album: Mountain Tops Are Sometimes Closer To The Moon

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pg.lost
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pg.lost also released a new album this year by the name of Key. One of my all time favorite albums of the year, especially with this little gem.

If These Trees Could Talk

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The Evpatoria Report

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Joy Wants Eternity

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Moonlit Sailor

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If These Trees Could Talk are killer. I'm hesitant to call them post-rock, though, because while they certainly have the dynamics and repetition of post-rock; sonically, their music has very typical rock sounds with the heavy, palm-muted riffing and distorted, soaring leads. Although, I could see them being called post-metal, in which case their placement in a post-rock thread is just fine.

By the way, I'm not sure if you're a vinyl collector, but their latest album has been released in some damn sexy variants. I own the pink/red one. :D

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I wasn't too sure if I should have posted them in a post-rock thread, however I figured if i'm posting about post-rock, naturally some other genres that grow off the post-rock tree will most likely make their way in here. I do agree with you on that though.

As for the vinyl, I am a vinyl collector, and I may have to get my hands on that, colored records are some of the cooler ones, and the album art is stellar.

Sorry to hijack your thread but a lot of the stuff you're posting sounds like boring third-wave post-rock that isn't anything particularly interesting. I really dig Grails, however. They've got a neat eastern influence.

Maybe one or two of the things i've posted so far would be considered "boring", but Moonlit Sailor, pg.lost, and Cecilia::eyes are by far some of the better post-rock acts i've heard.

This is dope, man. I'm gonna get an album.

Yeah sorry, I'm probably being unfair having only listened to single videos and not albums. Looking back that post was pretty dickish. Anyway, titillating or not, keep up with the thread!

Glad you liked it, Alfred. Unless I'm mistaken, the drummer for Grails is the same guy who's now drumming for OM (on God is Good and Advaitic Songs).

Didn't come off as dickish at all, just sort of surprised me if anything. It is difficult especially with post-rock to tell if the music is boring or not with just one song. I've been meaning to post more than one song for each band when I post so it gives off a better understanding. I can't even draw an opinion with just one song, so I imagine it's harder for others as well.

I haven't had a chance to listen to your song you posted but I will later today. If Alfred liked it, i'm sure i'll enjoy it.

Circadian Eyes

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Wanted to go ahead and expand on what I mentioned in the first post of this thread, with A Swarm of the Sun. They're quickly becoming a regular listening in my collection. They could be described as a combination of post-metal or post-rock, though I would be more inclined to mention them as post-metal. They only have two albums at the moment so i'm patiently awaiting to hear more if there will be more.

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One of my all time favorite post-rock albums:

All Is Violent, All Is Bright

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God Is An Astronaut is in my top 5 of post-rock bands, though that changes pretty often within my top 10. I've always liked them ever since I was exposed to this album. Than I remember waiting for Age of the Fifth Sun, which also blew me away. I've given some of their other albums a listen, but not enough to really judge them to the fullest extent, not saying I hate them, just need more time to grasp it.

A few songs from All Is Violent, All Is Bright:

Another great discovery today. It's a band called Let Airplanes Circle Overhead. I imagine they're not that well known because I can't find a single video on Youtube. However, I found their self titled album on Grooveshark, and I am really diggin it.

Grooveshark - Free Music Streaming, Online Music

The album art is pretty cool too. Simple, but cool.

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I Hear Sirens

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I've had Beyond The Sea, Beneath The Sky in my collection for as long as I can remember. I think it may have been one of the first post-rock albums I ever listened to. Not a very bad introduction into the genre if you ask me. I go back to it time and time again and remember why I still have it in my collection today. It's a fantastic album. Not much else to it really.

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Grooveshark link in case you want to listen: I Hear Sirens - Beyond The Sea, Beneath The Sky

I Hear Sirens pt. 2

Admittedly, with this band, I've always been meaning to check out their EP, and it's gotten one or two listens from me so far (from what I remember). Quite a good album to be honest, can't really say if I like this better than Beyond The Sea, Beneath The Sky, because I feel like that album is a story even if lyrics aren't involved, but this EP is one hell of a way to start off, i'll give it that.

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