Post-Rock
Noah’s Barks pages relating to the post-rock music genre.
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Swans – “To Be Kind” (2014)
Swans used to pummel you into oblivion with giant, cold mechanical fists (well, sometimes they’d squeeze you slowly like an iron giant). This personality conquered any music of a similar nature. It’s what they’re best at, and they still managed to make a diverse, evolving career with it (The Burning World is great, by the way).… (read more)
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The Gathering – “Afterwords”
You know, I came into Afterwords optimistic. I was already planning on writing a review that praised this album. It was going to go a little something like this: It’s time we face the facts: Anneke van Giersbergen is not that amazing of a vocalist. She’s great at what she does, does it well, and… (read more)
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Bark Psychosis – “Hex”
Hex is early morning introspection when your eyes are heavy. The cheapest bottle of alcohol is clutched in your hand as you regret the choices you’ve made with past lovers and miss old friends. Yikes, that was dangerously pretentious, and I should include something more objective as well. Though labeled one of the earliest post-rock… (read more)
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Have a Nice Life – “Deathconsciousness”
Deathconsciousness is a hodgepodge of various musical styles such as drone, post-punk, shoegaze, and industrial. It’s the most transparent, forced kind of “experimentation” and doesn’t feel authentic. These genres never combine to create something new: Have a Nice Life merely switch between them to appear eclectic. As such, Deathconsciousness has no sonic unity and is… (read more)