Le Fly Pan Am

I recently gave this band a second chance. Being that they did share members with a band that is HUGELY important to me, I figured it was worth it.

Le Fly Pan Am really redefines post-rock for me (keeping in mind that they did emerge from the birth place of post-rock). However, I do question whether this is an appropriate genre for them, but in retrospect it is the most fitting. This mostly do to the fact that (and I really hate using this term) they do have a 'groovy' ambiance to them.

With driving and at times funky bass lines sitting under straight noise or shoegazey guitars, the band moves between an interesting variety of songs. Keeping this confidence in musical freedom in mind, dead silence or abrasive noise is a frequent antithesis to the previously described style.

Check it out, you might dig it.
Hell, all the titles are in French, it must be good.

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Favorite Track: Rompre L'indiffйrence De L'inexitable Avant Que L'on Vienne Rompre Lesommeil De L'inanimй

Rating: 7 Out Of 10

Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band

A Silver Mt. Zion is back with their latest release '13 Blues For Thirteen Moons'. Again stepping away from the almost transparent transition they made from Godspeed You! Black Emperor with their first release 'He Has Left Us Alone But Shafts Of Light Sometimes Grace The Corner Of Our Rooms'.

This being their most "rock" album to date and keeping in line with what was only hinted at on 'Horses In The Sky', the group moves to a steady/consistent, progressive beat/rhythm. There is even some semblance of a movement toward a traditional verse/chorus style with some repetition of specific parts within the song. Keeping with this same pattern of growth, Efrim is singing more on this album than he has on any album to date and there is much more focus on lyrics as the center of the each song.

But fear not longtime fans of Godspeed. The album still swings into long, droney, builds leaving even the most pretentious noise-nik satisfied.

Do yourself a favor and catch them on tour, like I did last night. They're playing 2 new songs.

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Favorite Track: BlindBlindBlind

Rating: 8 Out Of 10