Album artwork for An Autumn Evening
I’d say that post-rock is definitely one of the more difficult genres to stand out in. Although plenty of bands succeed in creating a worthwhile representation of the style, you would often be hard-pressed to remember any of their material. Potentially great music, just not quite memorable enough. Today, I’m here to turn your ear on to Loraine, a band out of Atlanta that just released their first EP, entitled An Autumn Evening. Although the group, with just over 2,000 likes on Facebook, is still fairly underground, this five-track EP is a product that deserves a much wider audience. Every note is played with great emotion, every song is a perfect transition from the last, and every moment listening is spent in blissful reverence. Strong words to start out with, I know, but post-rock seems to have a way of calming your mind and bringing out the more sentimental thoughts. The point is that it’s clear this is a band that has connected with their music on an deep and impassioned level.
Now before I continue any further, I’d first like to say that the album artwork (pictured above) is an absolutely stunning work of art done by modern impressionistic artist Leonid Afremov. It also happens to go beautifully with the design of my website, so major brownie points for that. Now, to business. A few weeks ago, I posted about the new album from the band Swans, which also has post-rock tendencies. While that album focuses on the darker, more “noise”-oriented side of the genre, Loraine brings a much more ambient and melodic sound to the table.
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