The Post-Rock Thread - Page 30

u2popmofo · 07-19-2011, 12:43 AM

This was our setlist, by the way:

The Only Moment We Were Alone
Last Known Surroundings
Catastrophe and the Cure
Yasmin the Light
Postcard from 1952
Greet Death
Your Hand in Mine
The Birth and Death of the Day
Let Me Back In

No spoken words · 07-19-2011, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by u2popmofo

I've seen Explosions in the Sky before, but for some reason had forgotten how absolutely fantastic they are live. Good golly, I'm on a crazy music high still. You listen to this band's albums and think, "This is beautiful, but there's no way it'll sound this good live", but somehow it ends up being even better. Their music, in many ways, sets the bar for how beautiful and moving music can, and should, be to me. Their live translations also set the bar for how good a band should be able to sound live. Beautiful show, beautiful songs, beautiful night.

I'm totally going to buy an album or two of theirs and just give them to people I know this weekend. More people need to know this band.

I saw them at Lolla a few years ago, and had mild expectations...but, they were pretty incredible. I'm not even a big post-rock fan, but, they were fairly transcendent.

PhilsFan · 07-19-2011, 12:51 AM

Your Hand in Mine > The Birth and Death of the Day would just be too much awesome to handle.

powerhour24 · 07-19-2011, 01:23 AM

Having only seen them in clubs, I can't imagine seeing them with such a crowd.

u2popmofo · 08-03-2011, 03:04 AM

Explosions were apparently on Letterman tonight. Here's the link (the dude who uploaded it listed the wrong song for some reason):

Explosions In The Sky - Postcard From 1952 - David Letterman 8-2-11 - YouTube

Great stuff.

IWasBored · 08-03-2011, 02:20 PM

nice. is that what you almost put in the punk rock thread?

martha · 08-18-2011, 12:09 PM

The new Russian Circles album comes out October 25.

zooropop40 · 08-18-2011, 06:22 PM

I like EITS but the only song Ive heard from them that I really can say that I LOVE or has moved me is 'your hand in mine.' A lot of the other stuff sounds a bit repetitive and monotonous for me, but I have respect for them.

Of the big 4 post-rock bands: Godspeed You!, Sigur Ros, EITS, and Mogwai, I have only really been able to get in to Sigur Ros and Godspeed.

Lesser known, but I also really really like 'Hammock', have you guys heard of them? Hammock was invited to open for Sigur Ros I believe. Great ambient shoegazey Post-rock goodness.

Hammock - Raising your voice...trying to stop an echo - YouTube

Beautiful but I will say that the above song is a bit of a rip of "Untitled 4 (Njosnavelin)" by Sigur Ros, do you guys also hear that? But Hammock has some great stuff, one of my personal favorites below:

Hammock - The House Where We Grew up - YouTube

martha · 09-28-2011, 11:16 PM

Russian Circles posted this link on their facebook. I like the song.

Exclusive Download: Russian Circles Premiere Dramatic Track 'Mladek' | Music News | Rolling Stone

LemonMelon · 09-29-2011, 01:26 AM

Fucking psyched for that album.

Also, I'm not positive but I might like F#A# Infinity more than Lift Yr Skinny Fists. Such a good album.

phanan · 09-29-2011, 02:58 PM

Sweet.

Axver · 10-20-2011, 08:20 PM

The new Russian Circles album is out there, folks.

Holy fucking shit.

I hadn't listened to any of the new stuff yet, except for hearing 309 live a few times in September. The studio version is just as thunderous as the live versions were, and the rest of the album delivers.

I don't think it tops Station, but I think it outdoes Enter and Geneva.

Spoke to the members of the band and they said they would be coming back to Australia after touring the US and Europe, so I hope they do. I'd love to hear more of this stuff live. So jealous of everybody in the US who gets to see them with support from Deafheaven.

u2popmofo · 10-20-2011, 08:51 PM

When does it actually release?

martha · 10-20-2011, 09:23 PM

Next Tuesday.

I'm so pissed. Their LA date is a really bad Monday night for me. I can't go.

DAMMIT.

u2popmofo · 10-20-2011, 09:33 PM

Sweet, I'll pick it up next week then.

LemonMelon · 10-21-2011, 05:26 AM

Thanks for caring, Scums.

phanan · 10-21-2011, 01:12 PM

Looking forward to this.

phanan · 11-02-2011, 12:21 PM

Agree with Ax - Empros is excellent, although I too would put it just below Station, which is still my favorite album of theirs. The only thing I didn't care for was Praise Be Man - I don't think the vocals work and it doesn't really go with the rest of the album. A poor closer.

u2popmofo · 11-02-2011, 01:32 PM

It got a phenomenal review from Popmatters today:

Russian Circles: Empros < PopMatters

I'll look for it when I finally go pick up Florence + The Machine today or tomorrow.

nielsgov · 11-02-2011, 03:18 PM

I like it a lot too. The only other one I have is Station and I like them about equal. Schipol is amazing.

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u2popmofo Blue Meth Addict Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utah Posts: 37,238 Local Time: 12:24 PM	This was our setlist, by the way: The Only Moment We Were Alone Last Known Surroundings Catastrophe and the Cure Yasmin the Light Postcard from 1952 Greet Death Your Hand in Mine The Birth and Death of the Day Let Me Back In __________________

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Axver Vocal parasite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 1853 Posts: 152,977 Local Time: 03:24 AM	The new Russian Circles album is out there, folks. Holy fucking shit. I hadn't listened to any of the new stuff yet, except for hearing 309 live a few times in September. The studio version is just as thunderous as the live versions were, and the rest of the album delivers. I don't think it tops Station, but I think it outdoes Enter and Geneva. Spoke to the members of the band and they said they would be coming back to Australia after touring the US and Europe, so I hope they do. I'd love to hear more of this stuff live. So jealous of everybody in the US who gets to see them with support from Deafheaven. __________________ "Mediocrity is never so dangerous as when it is dressed up as sincerity." - Søren Kierkegaard Ian McCulloch the U2 fan: "Who buys U2 records anyway? It's just music for plumbers and bricklayers. Bono, what a slob. You'd think with all that climbing about he does, he'd look real fit and that. But he's real fat, y'know. Reminds me of a soddin' mountain goat." "And as for Bono, he needs a colostomy bag for his mouth." U2gigs: The most comprehensive U2 setlist database! Gig pictures \| Blog

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nielsgov Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 8,740 Local Time: 06:24 PM	I like it a lot too. The only other one I have is Station and I like them about equal. Schipol is amazing. __________________

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07-19-2011, 12:51 AM	#583
PhilsFan Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: South Philadelphia Posts: 19,218 Local Time: 01:24 PM	Your Hand in Mine > The Birth and Death of the Day would just be too much awesome to handle.

07-19-2011, 01:23 AM	#584
powerhour24 ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 11,646 Local Time: 01:24 PM	Having only seen them in clubs, I can't imagine seeing them with such a crowd.

08-03-2011, 02:20 PM	#586
IWasBored Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 36,784 Local Time: 01:24 PM	nice. is that what you almost put in the punk rock thread?

08-18-2011, 12:09 PM	#587
martha Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Orange County and all over the goddamn place Posts: 42,562 Local Time: 10:24 AM	The new Russian Circles album comes out October 25.

09-28-2011, 11:16 PM	#589
martha Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Orange County and all over the goddamn place Posts: 42,562 Local Time: 10:24 AM	Russian Circles posted this link on their facebook. I like the song. Exclusive Download: Russian Circles Premiere Dramatic Track 'Mladek' \| Music News \| Rolling Stone

09-29-2011, 01:26 AM	#590
LemonMelon More 5G Than Man Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hollywoo Posts: 68,800 Local Time: 10:24 AM	Fucking psyched for that album. Also, I'm not positive but I might like F#A# Infinity more than Lift Yr Skinny Fists. Such a good album.

09-29-2011, 02:58 PM	#591
phanan Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: in the darkness on the edge of town Posts: 26,346 Local Time: 12:24 PM	Sweet.

10-20-2011, 08:51 PM	#593
u2popmofo Blue Meth Addict Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utah Posts: 37,238 Local Time: 12:24 PM	When does it actually release?

10-20-2011, 09:23 PM	#594
martha Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Orange County and all over the goddamn place Posts: 42,562 Local Time: 10:24 AM	Next Tuesday. I'm so pissed. Their LA date is a really bad Monday night for me. I can't go. DAMMIT.

10-20-2011, 09:33 PM	#595
u2popmofo Blue Meth Addict Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utah Posts: 37,238 Local Time: 12:24 PM	Sweet, I'll pick it up next week then.

10-21-2011, 05:26 AM	#596
LemonMelon More 5G Than Man Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hollywoo Posts: 68,800 Local Time: 10:24 AM	Thanks for caring, Scums.

10-21-2011, 01:12 PM	#597
phanan Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: in the darkness on the edge of town Posts: 26,346 Local Time: 12:24 PM	Looking forward to this.

11-02-2011, 12:21 PM	#598
phanan Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: in the darkness on the edge of town Posts: 26,346 Local Time: 12:24 PM	Agree with Ax - Empros is excellent, although I too would put it just below Station, which is still my favorite album of theirs. The only thing I didn't care for was Praise Be Man - I don't think the vocals work and it doesn't really go with the rest of the album. A poor closer.

11-02-2011, 01:32 PM	#599
u2popmofo Blue Meth Addict Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utah Posts: 37,238 Local Time: 12:24 PM	It got a phenomenal review from Popmatters today: Russian Circles: Empros < PopMatters I'll look for it when I finally go pick up Florence + The Machine today or tomorrow.