"Go Mirage" is the third album by post-rockers from Chicago (or, as they describe themselves, cinematic rockers), the biggest difference in comparison to the previous ones is the use of vocals. Although band does what they can to justify this decision, listing post-rock legends who did it as well (Mogwai or Caspian), my opinion is that they don't have to worry so much. Their music is only more interesting and richer.
Especially that the vocal is delicate and extremely moody, its dreamy sound together with great deal of electronic music make them sound more shoegazeish (for example, "Never To Return" could easily be a song by Slowdive). Apart from that, considering that the music comes with the wall of electronic-guitar sound, I find it going together with so much liked on this blog 93millionmilesfromthesun.
The whole album is made to be nostalgic and melancholic. There's no shortage of mesmerizing sound trances and this dense and at the same time loud sound. The vocal is treated here as just another layer of sound that is a part of the complex music by the Americans. Go Mirage!
"Go Mirage" costs 9 USD.
