3/5
Dramatic instrumentals from Dartford
Though novelty’s in short supply on this quintet’s second album, intensity and commitment are not. Mining the same seam of cinematic post-rock as Mogwai and Explosions In The Sky, they specialise in delicate guitar-focussed passages that bloom and explode with a primitive, dramatic beauty. Recorded in only five days, much of it displays a welcome sense of urgency as well as a lack of pomp, with ‘Look Back, Look Up’ as close as the genre gets to pop. Perhaps due to its mastering by labelmate and pianist Nils Frahm, there’s also a gratifying eye for detail in their arrangements.
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