And Boundless â Do Make Say Think
Do Make Say Think are criminally underrated in my opinion. Â They are by no means unknown, but when people discuss the post-rock genre they seldom get a shout out. Â To me, they are one of the genres most accessible acts, but also one of the most inventive and interesting. They donât have the thundering orchestral darkness of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, or the constant shape-shifting of Mogwai, or the pure emotional heft of Explosions in the Sky, but they have released 6 albums of jazz-inflected, pastoral instrumental rock, and they havenât released a bad song. Â They are set to release their 7th album, Stubborn Persistent Illusions, on May 19, and they have released the first music from that album in the form of a pair of companion songs â âBoundâ.
DMST, who share members with Broken Social Scene (another band due for a new album soon), havenât released any music since 2009âs Other Truths. Â That album was made up of four long tracks which was a bit of a departure from their previous records that had featured a mixture of longer more traditional post-rock tracks, and shorter songs in a more classic pop set-up (even including a few tracks with vocals on 2007âs âYou, Youâre a History in Rustâ). This new album looks to go back to that older structure as it features 9 tracks, and âBoundâ is a subtle 5-minute piece of beauty that is interrupted with klaxon blasts that give way to the 7 minute âAnd Boundlessâ. Both tracks are gorgeous, with twinkling guitars and skittering percussion, and the crescendo of slide guitar, warm synths and faint horns really does feel boundless, as it engulfs you and forces you to hit repeat.
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