I can't help myself

okay so I had to post another album because I've been listening to this one a lot over the last few days. here is Vessels' White Fields and Open Devices.

Vessels are a bunch of dudes with drum machines and reverb pedals. they're also british, because the british are just fucking better than everyone at making pretty music. this band is post-rock without being boring - in fact, I actually caught myself doing an adrenaline-fueled fist pump while listening to this album. seriously. they also manage to be serious while still being awesomely weird - the dreamy/brutal "Happy Accident" uses a Bob Ross sample with a layer of electronic distortion over it, making his soothing voice into something creepy and robotic. fucking awesome.

if you need some comparisons, the easiest and most obvious one is 65daysofstatic, who also took post-rock to another level with their penchant for electronics and abrupt time changes (unsurprisingly, 65dos are also british. what the fuck america, step up your game). Vessels builds walls of beautiful sound, layering heavy guitars with delicate feedback, much like Godspeed You! Black Emperor or Explosions in the Sky.

in short, Vessels flawlessly mixes post-rock beauty with math rock brutality and electronic flourishes to make an interesting (and accessible) debut album.


Vessels - White Fields and Open Devices
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