If there’s anything as speechless as post-rock music, it’s extreme sports. In their newest music video, Scottish post-rock band Mogwai pair up “Simon Ferocious” with some extreme skydiving footage. The Rave Tapes single sees slow, crashing cymbals along with buzzing keys and zoned-out guitar — perfect for the new images. The aerial acrobatics lined up with a gorgeous […]
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Watch Mogwai’s Extreme Sports Post-Rock Video For “Simon Ferocious”
May 13th, 2014 
Nina Corcoran 
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REVIEW: Junius – ‘Days of the Fallen Sun’
February 17th, 2014 Drew Caruso Artist: Junius Album: Days of the Fallen Sun Genre: Alternative Metal / Post-Rock Label: Prosthetic Records I think one of the most important things I take away from Elliott Smith’s career was his notion of sounds as shapes. Ever since I first read him stating that, it changed the way I perceive, react, and investigate […]
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REVIEW: Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra – ‘Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything’
January 22nd, 2014 Nina Corcoran Artist: Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra Album: Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything Genre: Post-rock Label: Constellation Even though Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra is an offshoot of legendary post-rock group Godspeed You! Black Emperor—composed of GY!BE’s guitarist Efrim Menuck, violinist Sophie Trudeau, and bassist Thierry Amar, alongside drummer David […]
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Stream Mogwai’s New Album, ‘Rave Tapes’
January 14th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Scotland’s staple post-rock group Mogwai are releasing their eighth studio album, Rave Tapes, in just one week, and they’ve put it online for full stream in anticipation of its release. Give it a listen below. Rave Tapes is the follow-up to 2011′s excellent Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will and was self-produced by the band alongside […]
Stream Thee Silver Mt. Zion’s New Single “Take Away These Early Grave Blues”
January 8th, 2014 Nina Corcoran As previously reported, Godspeed You! Black Emperor offshoot group Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra have a new album coming out called Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything. They’ve gone and shared a new single off that album called “Take Away These Early Grave Blues” which you can stream after the jump. The […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: Slack Armada
December 11th, 2013 Brian Leak We had the chance to speak with Chicago’s James Hrabak, a solo musician that recently released his debut EP under the moniker Slack Armada. Melding post-rock elements with ambient tones, Slack Aramada, for now, provides a 4-track instrumental effort comprised of true beauty and excellent influences. Below, you can read through our interview as Hrabak […]
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LISTEN: Living Ghosts – ‘Forever & A Day’
September 27th, 2013 Mike Giegerich Living Ghosts, the one man spoken word/post-rock project of California musician Ray Bolado, has released a brand new EP entitled Forever & A Day. For those who enjoy the idea of a mixture of acts such as Listener and Hotel Books, this record is not one to sleep on as Living Ghosts provides an instrumentally […]
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor Awarded Polaris Music Prize, Don’t Really Want It
September 24th, 2013 Tyler Hanan The reverentially lauded Godspeed You! Black Emperor surprised and delighted fans, critics, and music lovers in general by quietly releasing Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend! in October of last year. There was suddenly a new album there on the merch table at a Boston show, like it hadn’t been ten long years since Yanqui U.X.O. had been […]
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REVIEW: God Is An Astronaut – ‘Origins’
September 18th, 2013 Dan Bogosian Artist: God Is An Astronaut Album: Origins Genre: Alternative Rock, Post Rock, Instrumental Rock Label: Rocket Girl Most instrumental acts focus on production; examine Daft Punk’s records and the point is variation, clever little melodies intertwining and evolving from the first time they appear to the fifth time they appear. Most post rock bands focus […]
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REVIEW: FS – ‘Cheers and Fears From the Past Year’
August 28th, 2013 Matthew Leimkuehler Artist: FS Album: Cheers and Fears From the Past Year Genre: Alt-punk The latest EP from FS, Cheers and Fears From the Past Year, has enough swagger to be worthy of Fall Out Boy’s Take This To Your Grave, yet throws a punch hard enough to hold its own in the ring with The Fall […]
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ALBUM STREAM: Explosions In The Sky And David Wingo – ‘Prince Avalanche Soundtrack’
July 31st, 2013 Dan Bogosian While I have not yet seen the movie (nor have I really even see an advertisement for it. Am I living in a cave, or is this movie not being promoted heavily?), the upcoming film Prince Avalanche has a soundtrack by composer David Wingo and post rock giants Explosions In The Sky. With Explosions being […]
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STREAM: Sigur Rós – ‘Kveikur’
June 11th, 2013 Mike Giegerich With the official release of Kveikur only a week away, Sigur Rós are now streaming their seventh record in its entirety through Amazon. Known for mesmerizing the world with their ethereal blend of Hopelandic-infused post-rock, the quartet-turned-trio have taken a noticeable shift into darker territory which may come as a surprise to longtime listeners. With […]
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