Luciferian Towers. While they normally would have marked its arrival with a stunning post-rock concert, they ll instead do things the socially distanced way with a special film broadcast.
On March 27 at 6 p.m. ET, the band will stream a concert film that highlights the band s 16mm projections. Throughout the band s history, 16mm projections from Karl Lemieux and Philippe Leonard have been a staple of their live show, but this marks the first time they will be presented in an official capacity.
The projections were shot in an empty Cinema Imperial in Montreal, and a press release promises dozens of film loops & short reels for a hallmark Godspeed concert experience, set to the band s new recording.
Watch a video for the title track from Don t Think You Can Escape Your Purpose
Published Mar 09, 2021
Fans of Montreal s storied post-rock scene have plenty to be excited about these days. Not only do Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Fly Pan Am have new albums on the way, but rising stars Yoo Doo Right have just announced their debut full-length album.
Don t Think You Can Escape Your Purpose is set for release on May 21 via Mothland.
The trio infuse each of the album s lengthy, shapeshifting tracks with swirls of psychedelia, krautrock and shoegaze for mesmerizing, riff-laden sojourns that recall Montreal s legendary post-rockers while also infusing their sound with a fresh, adventurous energy.
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Like many other post-rock groups in 2021, Mogwai are in a weird place. The first leg of their illustrious career was full of brand new territory helping define a genre and expand instrumental possibilities with albums like
Young Team (1997),
Rock Action (2001), and even
Mr Beast (2006). But after the mid-2000s, when it seemed the genre had taken a step back, the group made a shift to possibly expand their horizons, delving into movie scores and electronica with records like
Atomic (2016) and
Rave Tapes (2014). With all these new experiences and experiments, one would assume that their music would only improve over time, yet the group keeps coming back to familiar territory in less-effective ways, and
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