Style: Post Rock
Primary Emotions/Themes: Four epics that explore the modern nuance of human life
Thoughts: I think this album was specifically designed for the vinyl format. Four songs, each just about twenty minutes in length, each perfect for the side of a vinyl record.
Each of the four tracks takes the foundation that Godspeed had build upon and expands upon it in expected an unexpected directions. Some of the album sounds like vintage Godspeed, with slow builds and musical explosions that shake the foundations of the earth. Much of the album though is more subtle, more nuanced than the band has ever been before. Long periods of the album explore a more ambient side of the band than has ever come across before.
While this album is not my favorite of the band, it's this exploration of modern classical ambient that makes the album stand out to me. This quiet contemplation in the midst of the rise and fall of the music is so wonderful that it makes me want to go back to the music over and over.
As I'm writing this the album has been on my turntable for the better part of three days. I don't remember every note that the band has played, but I do remember vividly the emotions I've felt during this period. It's a feeling of contentment, peace, and finally letting go that which I can't control. I need this album, if nothing else but for these simple reasons.
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