Expressiveness and elevated emotions, this is something you can find plenty of in the music by the Australian Bend The Sky. The band's instrumental post-rock combines the aggressive sounds of guitars with melancholic keys in the best way possible. The occasion to get into their music appears with the release of their new album, "Expanse".
The musical pathos may be hard to swallow for some, but it has to be stated that music like this by the Australians does a great job in playing with emotions. Euphoric moments when the listener is ready to jump out of the shoes and run to conquer the world is mixed with fragments of sadness and melancholy. And everything done, obviously, with no lyrics. From the very beginning of the album, the band offer what they have best: the skillful combination of guitars, keys and backgrounds with some airy and sacral/elevated backing vocals.
This is extremely steady album and makes a well written whole. It's hard to point at anything and say "this is the best track" as even the great "Navigator" or epic "Pilgrimage" doesn't stand out that much from the rest. The album requires listening to the whole and being ready to get touched.
"Expanse" can be yours for whatever you want to pay.
