I have a great attitude towards Black Country, New Road. One of the only active post-rock bands that consistently makes great music, with one of the best albums of this decade, Ants From Up There, being a prime example. I've been putting off listening to their debut album, which is also considered a classic, and now I've finally listened to it. For The First Time is beautiful, but it's clear that the band hasn't fully developed their unique sound yet. I would describe their ... read more
Grandiose and cinematic mixture of progressive rock, psychedelia and jazz. The album has a well-developed structure with sharp transitions, explosive multi-layered drops and long instrumental sections.
The Mars Volta has a good stylistic foundation, combining the style of Yes, King Crimson from the 70s and Latin rhythms.
"The Glowing Man" was the last album in a great trilogy of reborn Swans. Unlike its predecessors ("The Seer", "To Be Kind"), this album takes the whole new style of the band to an absolute, putting a bold dot on one of the best trilogy in music.
Many critics consider the album to strongly repeat the techniques that the band used in previous works and literally exhaust the sound. But to me, "The Glowing Man" is a perfect completion of the new era of Swans ... read more
Another Green World is one of the key albums in the history of the Ambient and Brian Eno as a solo artist. In it, fragile and innocent vocal songs alternate with cosmic instrumental miniatures carrying a similar meditative meaning load. Despite its minimalism, the album’s structure, tempo and pauses are well thought out. Brian Eno seems to have created his own world, one that is serene and carefree. Another Green World became a bridge between art rock and pure ambient. It proved that ... read more