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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 212 min read


Exploring the Emotional Depths of We Lost The Sea's A Single Flower
Fast forward more than five years later and I believe the post-music world has finally been rewarded with the album it’s been a long-time yearning for. What is beautiful about A Single Flower is that rather than trying to surpass Departure Songs, it’s been written to compliment it. It’s that quieter, contemplative brother that speaks volumes in whispers, but who’s message is quietly devastating. For me, A Single Flower is already a masterpiece.
Pat O Regan
Oct 173 min read


Rising from the Ashes: Through A Glass, Darkly’s Monumental Wall of Sound
SPERAMVS MELIORA || RESVRGET CINERIBVS is heaviness with purpose. It’s vast, overwhelming, and emotionally harrowing at times. Drawing from the sprawling bleakness of Tunnel Blanket-era This Will Destroy You, Through A Glass Darkly shape their sound into something both punishing and transcendent
Pat O Regan
Oct 132 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 72 min read


On vinyl, Mountainscape's Iridescent hits like a seismic pulse
With Iridescent, Mountainscape have leveled up yet again. Iridescent is an album that balances scales and emotion, where atmosphere doesn’t soften the blows but makes them land harder. The band prove that instrumental metal just needs a vision, and in that respect, they’ve delivered it in spades
Pat O Regan
Sep 33 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 312 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 272 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 213 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 162 min read


This isn’t just a new single, it’s a call for help from Last of Eden!
Last Of Eden (L.O.E) Single: Need Your Help With This Released: 13-08-2025 I know I always tend to wax lyrical about the beauty of...
Pat O Regan
Aug 132 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 23 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 311 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 251 min read


A sonic deep dive: The Depth Beneath Us makes waves with "Descent"
The Depth Beneath Us – Descent Release Date: 01-08-2025 Released on vinyl by: Dunk Pressing You need something a little special to stand...
Pat O Regan
Jul 243 min read


Classic albums revisited:
Audrey Fall – Mitau Released: Jan 2014 Vinyl Release : October 2023 It took this behemoth 10 years to finally get the vinyl...
Pat O Regan
Jul 182 min read
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