post rock

UTG INTERVIEW: The Dandelion War

We recently had the chance to speak with Oakland, California post-rock outfit The Dandelion War, and the end result is here for you all to enjoy. We discussed their newest album, their various influences, some future plans, and much more, so read through to get the scoop from The Dandelion War, a talented up-and-coming group […]

Gifts From Enola Announce Disbandment

Virginia post-rock band, Gifts From Enola, have announced that they are putting their band “to sleep”. After seven years and four full albums (and two splits), band members have had their fill of financial frustrations and tour-versus-real life struggles. Since the release of their fourth album, A Healthy Fear which came out in late 2012, they […]

HiM Sign To Razor & Tie, Tour And Album Coming Soon

According to the most hypercritical news post I’ve seen made on a website other than UTG, HiM have signed to Razor & Tie Records. Their next album, Tears On Tape, will be released on April 30. At first, I thought that album title was just a play on sadder sounding music, but it turns out […]

ALBUM STREAM: Caspian – Waking Season

Massachusetts based post-rockers Caspian are currently streaming the entirety of their forthcoming third studio album, Waking Season, a full week ahead of its September 25 release date. You can stream the album HERE at SPIN who’s calling Waking Season “the best post-rock album of 2012.” Caspian currently have an insane amount of US and worldwide […]

MUSIC VIDEO: Sigur Rós – “Varúð”

Icelandic post-rock quartet, Sigur Rós, have released their new music video for their single, “Varúð”. The track comes off the group’s sixth album, Valtari, which was released this past May via Parlophone Records. You can check out the video after the jump. The experimental music video is part of Sigur Rós’ “The Valtari Mystery Film […]

Moving Mountains Recording Update

Purchase, New York post-hardcore quartet, Moving Mountains, will begin writing and per-recording for their forthcoming third record in the coming days. As well, the group will be headed to Atlanta to begin recording their follow-up to 2011’s Waves with Matt Goldman shortly there after. Goldman is best known for his work with Underoath and Copeland. […]

MUSIC VIDEO: Hammock – Tape Recorder

Nashville post-rock outfit Hammock have released a brand new video for their song, “Tape Recorder” from their forthcoming LP, Departure Songs, which is due out in October of this year. “Tape Recorder” is six minutes of ethereal beauty. The video was directed by David Altobelli and follows a young woman enjoying the sun and a […]

MUSIC VIDEO: Sigur Rós – “Varúð”

Icelandic post-rock Gods Sigur Rós have released a brand new music video for their track “Varúð” which comes off their impressive, sixth studio album Valtari that dropped May 23. At nearly 7 minutes in length, the video goes perfectly hand-in-hand with the song in which it provides visuals for. We watch a gorgeously majestic landscape […]

UTG INTERVIEW: If These Trees Could Talk

To coincide with our recent CD giveaway, we bring you this exclusive interview with If These Trees Could Talk! ITTCT is a do-it-yourself, instrumental post-rock group based out of Akron, Ohio. They recently released their sophomore full-length effort entitled Red Forest which has already received substantial recognition across the blogosphere for its display of the […]

MUSIC VIDEO: Explosions in the Sky – “Postcard From 1952”

Explosions in the Sky have released a new music video today for their song “Postcard from 1952,” which comes off of their album Take Care, Take Care, Take Care. The music video was shot and directed by Peter Simonite, a cinematographer on 2011’s Terrance Malick film The Tree of Life. The video is absolutely gorgeous, […]

Godspeed You! Black Emperor Announce Fall US Tour

Godspeed You! Black Emperor have already been booked for a performance at this year’s Pitchfork festival, as well as some stage time All Tomorrow’s Parties in Asbury Park, New Jersey in September, but neither announcement has pleased nearly as many fans as today’s news surely will. This fall, Godspeed You! Black Emperor are going on […]

REVIEW: Vanna – And They Came Baring Bones

I’m honestly a bit unnerved by saying this, at the risk of being heckled and berated by angry Bostonians, but And They Came Baring Bones is, by a substantial margin, Vanna’s best offering to date, in any of their various line ups. And once fans hear this album, I doubt anybody will argue with that statement. Albums like The Search Party Never Came and even A New Hope had their iconic songs, but they didn’t feel nearly as complete or dynamically interesting as And They Came Baring Bones, they were lacking a bit of solidarity that is very much present in their new album.