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Matt John Henderson’s Heliopolis Is a Sunday Morning State of Mind
Rooted in folk rock but flecked with post-rock textures, jazz inflections, and graceful string arrangements, the album unfolds patiently, inviting you to slow down and listen. It’s a beautifully crafted companion for a lazy Sunday and a genuine morning-after indulgence. We all need albums like this to escape to a one stage or another!
Pat O Regan
Jan 312 min read


Still Giving Us Beauty: Ef’s Anniversary Resurrection
The entire album has been re-recorded and subtly re-imagined, carrying a gentle shimmer of modern-day EF while preserving the haunting nostalgia that made the original so beloved. It feels like opening a time capsule only to find the memories inside somehow clearer, brighter, and more fragile than you remembered.
Pat O Regan
Nov 19, 20252 min read


A Symphony of Despair Reawakened: So Hideous’ 10th Anniversary Revival
There’s a certain kind of beauty that only reveals itself when everything around it is falling apart, and Laursetine, from So Hideous, thrives within that chaos. This is not an album for casual listening, it’s a descent into a meticulously arranged storm. Every track bleeds cinematic grandeur, yet the emotional core is raw enough to leave you scraped and exposed.
Pat O Regan
Nov 5, 20252 min read


In Situ: Dark, Delicate, and Distinctly Maudits
With their trademark French flair twisted by a dark, cinematic undercurrent, Maudits deliver another release that's refined yet delightfully unsettling.
Pat O Regan
Oct 28, 20253 min read


A Swan’s Lament: My Dying Bride’s Doom Masterpiece Revisited
Turn Loose the Swans remains a dark, gothic triumph and a work of beauty that refuses to fade. Cold, romantic, and utterly captivating,
Pat O Regan
Oct 21, 20252 min read


VINYL NEVER FORGETS - Sundays Are For Looking Back
Reverie rewards repeat listens, each unveiling new details in its layered construction. It remains one of the standout European post-rock releases of its decade and beyond. It’s ambitious in scope, meticulous in execution, and emotionally resonant throughout
Pat O Regan
Sep 7, 20252 min read


VINYL NEVER FORGETS - Sundays Are For Looking Back
This two-track EP unfolds like a dialogue of opposing forces, each piece a vast, immersive soundscape that rises and shifts with the weight of nature’s ferocious elements. TRNA embraces contrast in its purest form, letting sound move between turbulence and serenity until both emotions blur into something transcendent.
Pat O Regan
Aug 31, 20252 min read


we.own.the.sky Drop Their Cosmic New Single, Eclipse
I’m delighted to see Greek post rockers we.own.the.sky back in the game with a brand-new single. With Eclipse, the guys mark their return with a carefully sculpted piece of post-rock that feels both fresh and intense, and massively immersive!
Pat O Regan
Aug 27, 20252 min read


Vinyl Never Forgets - Sundays are for looking back
Musically, King Nine is a hauntingly sentimental record that unfolds like a slow-burning film. Every track is awash in brooding pianos, soft, swelling guitars, and delicate electronics that intertwine to create a sense of desolation and fragile beauty
Pat O Regan
Aug 23, 20252 min read


I Leave You This - A Flight into Sound with Overhead, the Albatross
Overhead, The Albatross have created a record that is both deeply personal and universally resonant. I leave You this is a reminder that music can be more than just background noise, it can be a memory, a tribute, and ultimately a way of healing
Pat O Regan
Aug 21, 20253 min read


Vinyl Never Forgets - Sundays are for looking back
Astralia’s Solstice is an exercise in perfectly balancing patience with vast open atmospherics. It’s a record that draws its strength from the spaces it leaves unfilled as much as it does from the broad sound it crafts
Pat O Regan
Aug 16, 20252 min read


The Color Of Cyan paint a new soundscape with their latest album "As Human"
As Human is a beautifully orchestrated collision of restraint and power, and it reimagines what post-rock can become when infused with a classical soul.
Pat O Regan
Aug 2, 20253 min read


Vinyl Never Forgets - Fridays are for looking back
Avoid the Light by Long Distance Calling is a brooding, immersive instrumental album that weaves post-rock, post-metal and even progressive metal into a darkly cinematic experience
Pat O Regan
Jul 31, 20251 min read


Vinyl never forgets — Fridays are for the classics
It may not be a classic yet!, but Embers is yet another beautifully crafted album, that weighs heavy with emotion and heartwarming reflection. Poignant in its writing, and blissful in its delivery, GIAA mark another one of life's inevitable destinations with a warmth and a sincerity that makes it a celebration of all that has gone before, and of all that will be remembered
Pat O Regan
Jul 25, 20251 min read
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