Jakob "Sines"

Country: New Zealand
Sub Genre: Instrumental Post Rock
Label: Shoot The Freak
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: October 21, 2014
Tracklist: 
01. Blind Them With Science
02. Emergent
03. Magna Carta
04. Harmonia
05. Resolve
06. Darkness
07. Sines

Line-up: 
Jeff Boyle - Guitar
Maurice Beckett - Bass
Jason Johnston - Drums

Description/Reviews: 

The choice of lead single is unsurprising, using the piece most reminiscent of older works, ‘Blind Them With Science’. Like an artist painting a new work with a familiar style, this track deliberately and methodically goes through the motions, with the thick delay-driven guitar layers and varied drum work adding layers to the canvas and pushing the song forward. While certainly one of their standout ‘heavy’ tracks, it exists more as an ode to the past, a dedication to die-hard fans who have waited patiently for 8 long years since Solace. This makes it clear from the get-go that their niche hasn't changed, but moving on from the opener we are greeted by ‘Emergent’, which may be the prettiest track the band have ever written. Quite unlike anything found on previous releases, this piece is wholly devoid of drums, featuring a simple repeating melody as the centrepoint of the piece while a string section weaves its way around the guitar. These newfound strings are a prominent facet of the album, adding new shades to the palette and introducing some much needed variation to the compositions. This shift sets the pattern for the remainder of the album, and indicates to the listener that they shouldn’t expect a rehash of their back catalogue.

 Read the full review at sputnikmusic.com

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