- Release Info -------------------------------------------------------------- -
Artist: The Dandelion War
Album: We Were Always Loyal To Lost Causes
Label: Deep Elm Records
Playtime: 54:32 min
Genre: Indie
URL: http://thedandelionwar.net
Rip date: 2012-09-19
Street date: 2012-09-12
Size: 94.83 MB
Type: Normal
Quality: 228 kbps / 4410Hz / Joint Stereo
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"Ambient post-rock", aka post-indie, if that's even a genre. LIYL Alive in
Wild Paint, The Antlers, Athletics, etc.
"It seems that most of the time, we forget about what music really is. Yes, as
the siteÆs slogan infers, music is there to soundtrack every emotion, feeling
and thought that we have every day. We listen to it to entertain ourselves, to
cheer ourselves up, to recall a memory, the list goes on. However, we tend to
forget, at the heart of it all, music exists as an artform. Something to
inspire us, something that can be beautiful and life-affirming. The Dandelion
War donÆt forget this fact, however. They embrace it with open arms and make
music that, all emotions aside, is beautiful. Sounding like what would happen
if someone melted Explosions In The Sky, Radiohead and The AntlersÆ Hospice
together, The Dandelion WarÆs sophomore album, We Were Always Loyal To Lost
Causes is one of the most attractive albums that you will hear this year. The
band are relatively young but craft post-rock that will leave you with
goosebumps.
The album ebbs and flows deep in the throes of fragile instrumentation, epic
build ups and exploding crescendos, intricate guitar lines, pulsating
electronic beats, and quietly intense vocals. All of this is teamed with an
indie rock sensibility that makes the album that bit more accessible than many
of its post-rock peers. The album starts off with the slow, ambient
introduction of ôStrange Ghostsö which, after collapsing into twinkling, leads
into the simply spectacular ôDraftersö. Baring a little resemblance to The
AntlersÆ ôWakeö, the song is seven minutes of gentle vocals, which make way
for a steady build up before an eventual controlled crescendo. Honestly,
beautiful. ô1848ö is another choice cut, with itÆs delicate lyrics and
intricate instrumentation being quite masterful.
It canÆt be stressed enough, how well crafted this album is. They never put a
foot wrong, with each member of the band working together in a way that every
part of each song is essential. They manage to avoid falling into common traps
of post-rock bands, never once does it get boring, they never overstay their
welcome on on one song, and each track is the perfect length. Also, each track
can stand on its own feet outside of the album, with the beauty not being
reliant on the rest of the record. The closer ôStone Castlesö is as epic as
they come, and features some of the most emotional instrumental music any
listener will hear.
Overall, The Dandelion War are an unbelievably talented band. We Were Always
Loyal To Lost Causes is as a close to a perfect post-rock album as you can
get. However, this is an album for all music fans. The Dandelion War crafts
music that is accessible to anyone whoÆs ever listened to and liked guitar
music. The songwriting is quite amazing considering the age of the band and
The Dandelion War are clearly talented people. Simply beautiful. "
- Track List ---------------------------------------------------------------- -
01. Strange Ghosts ( 2:56)
02. Drifters ( 7:03)
03. 1848 ( 6:11)
04. A Different Heav'n ( 5:34)
05. Bloom ( 4:01)
06. A Mi Alrededor ( 6:45)
07. The Devil's Black Wool ( 5:42)
08. The Wanderers and Their Shadows ( 5:11)
09. De Humo ( 2:31)
10. Stone Castles ( 8:38)
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