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As I delve deeper into the world of instrumental post-rock, I’m discovering more gems to sit alongside the likes of

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Review: Endless Floods ‘Passages’

3rd June 20263rd June 2026 Harry Holmes Araki Records, Endless Floods, Permafrost Records, Post-Rock, Yoyodyne Records

Coming as it does a neat two years after Endless Floods’ last album, and just before a few days of

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Review: Lesotho ‘A Flashing On Plain Glass’

27th March 202627th March 2026 Matthew Williams Independent, Instrumental, Lesotho, Post-Metal, Post-Rock

Over the past few years, I’ve started to enjoy more post-metal bands, having dived into the genre to expand my

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Review: Wildernesses ‘Growth’

26th March 202626th March 2026 Lee Beamish Floodlit Recordings, Post-Rock, Shoegaze, Wildernesses

If ever there was a band you should latch on to immediately, one that references the cult classic The X-Files

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Review: Jagged City ‘There Are More of Us, Always’

19th February 202619th February 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Instrumental, Jagged City, Pelagic Records, Post-Rock

Taking inspiration for their name from Hanif Adburraquib’s memoir There’s Always This Year, Jagged City began as a collaborative, cross-continental

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Review: EF ‘Give Me Beauty… Or Give Me Death!’ [20th Anniversary Reissue]

13th January 202613th January 2026 Lee Beamish EF, Pelagic Records, Post-Rock

Hailing from Gothenburg in Sweden, EF have spent the last twenty years building a name for themselves, which has seen

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Review: IAN ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’

17th October 202517th October 2025 Lee Beamish Human Worth, Ian, Noise-Rock, Post-Metal, Post-Rock

Holy fuckin’ Moly, it’s IAN!! The Band!!! This is the statement that should be on everyone’s lips when becoming aware

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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October

1st October 20251st October 2025 Lee Edwards Human Worth, Ian, Noise-Rock, Post-Metal, Post-Rock

Today marks the premiere of IAN’s new video for their single Manuel, the latest glimpse of their debut album Come

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Review: Pelican ‘Flickering Resonance’

18th August 202518th August 2025 Lee Beamish Instrumental, Pelican, Post-Metal, Post-Rock, Run For Cover Records

In all my time of listening to heavy and obscure music, there have always been certain bands who I known

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Review: Hiroe ‘Wield’

15th August 202515th August 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Hiroe, Instrumental, Pelagic Records, Post-Rock

Relative newcomers to the instrumental post-rock scene, Philadelphia based quintet Hiroe (pronounced Hero-way) have taken form from the ashes of

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Review: Year Of No Light ‘Les Maîtres Fous’

25th June 202525th June 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Ambient, Drone, Pelagic Records, Post-Rock, Year Of No Light

French post-metal collective Year of No Light are rapidly approaching the 25th anniversary of their existence, which is no small

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