We Were Exploding Anyway

Critic Score
Based on 6 reviews
2010 Ratings: #33 / 948
User Score
Based on 129 ratings
2010 Ratings: #310
May 11, 2010 / Release Date
LP / Format
Hassle / Label
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Critic Reviews

Vexel
82

This album sunk its hooks into me right away with the first two tracks, and hardly let up from that point on. This is such a refreshing take on post rock I've never heard before, meshing electronic sounds and rock instrumentation incredibly well. The pacing of this record is fantastic, with some tracks being high-octane post rock odysseys coupled with these more subdued tracks that have really satisfying progressions. By the time the ending rolls around it barely feels its length. Amazing ... read more

Dreamyreviews
90

Oh boy is it time to get to an interesting project that’s caught my eye for a bit now and that is the Post-Rock / Electronic band 65daysofstatic. And I went with this as an intro point and yeah it was very good! We Were Exploding Anyway is a neat little Electronic and Post-Rock album with some blends of IDM and Breakbeat. Some moments are a bit cliche but I still found these meshes of Post-Rock stuff with the IDM styled production to be very pleasant. And yeah there is a track with The ... read more

OldTask
80

Not bad for the band that did the no man's sky soundtrack.

Recs:
- Crash Tactics
- Weak4
- Go Complex
- Debutante
- Tiger Girl

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Dreamyreviews
90

Oh boy is it time to get to an interesting project that’s caught my eye for a bit now and that is the Post-Rock / Electronic band 65daysofstatic. And I went with this as an intro point and yeah it was very good! We Were Exploding Anyway is a neat little Electronic and Post-Rock album with some blends of IDM and Breakbeat. Some moments are a bit cliche but I still found these meshes of Post-Rock stuff with the IDM styled production to be very pleasant. And yeah there is a track with The ... read more

OldTask
80

Not bad for the band that did the no man's sky soundtrack.

Recs:
- Crash Tactics
- Weak4
- Go Complex
- Debutante
- Tiger Girl

80

Lovely, energetic and melancholic. The production is very punchy.

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Track List

1Mountainhead
5:33
90
2Crash Tactics
3:47
92
3Dance Dance Dance
4:01
86
4Piano Fights
3:50
84
5Weak4
3:54
92
6Come To Me
8:00
90
7Go Complex
4:04
88
8Debutante
7:21
90
9Tiger Girl
10:37
92
Total Length: 51 minutes

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