post-rock

The Orchid: The Astronaut (Escape Velocity)

Washington DC based five-piece skygaze band The Orchid’s sophomore LP – Apogee, Perigee sees the band pushing its increasingly complex arrangements and instrumentation to the extremes: its wall of sound assault has become more aggressive and anthemic and its quieter…

Broken Cities: Beyond the Lightning, Void

The most recent effort, “Anemoi” by Oakland, California group Broken Cities is described as the culmination of more than two years of intense crafting from five friends who translate stories, thoughts, emotions and the indescribable into songs. Within these tracks…

Cloudkicker: Let Yourself Be Huge

Let Yourself Be Huge delves back a couple of years into the catalog of Pittsburgh musician Ben Sharp, specifically the closing track from the eight track album of the same name released in 2011. It’s a beautifully produced mostly instrumental…