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Key · 03-05-2015, 08:59 PM

You know what I absolutely love? Bands that can combine genres and make true magic through music. There are many different examples of this, especially when it comes to post-rock. You get bands trying out a mixture of different sounds revolving around electronic, math rock, and the like. Some bands do it great, and some not so much. I'm here to talk about a band that seems to have gotten a good lead on things like this. Keep in mind, this band isn't only known for post-rock, as one of their albums "Sing The World Hope in Four-Part Harmony" was an attempt to break away from post-rock and have a heavier sound, and it worked. I'm of course talking about...

Yep, Maybeshewill. I remember a while ago I listened to their album "I Was Here for a Moment, Then I Was Gone" and man I was blown away almost instantly. The band itself like to think of themselves as a band that can merge both post-rock and some math-rock elements to make some great heavy hitters. And they do it well. Here's a great example of it...

^You can hear the heavier side that they wanted to go for, but in this one...

You can hear the more electronic side. It works really well, especially when the band knows how to use it to their advantage instead of having it be super overwhelming and out of place.

The band itself, it's been a long long time since I really sat down and listened to them, but I wanted to bring them up because it's always nice to go on a bit of a nostalgia trip with music you haven't listened to in a long time. The first album I remember hearing first, and I did have it on my mp3 player for a long time was titled "Not For Want of Trying" and that was released back in 2008, so they've been around for a while. I feel that when I listen to them now, as opposed to back then, I can finally come to appreciate the different elements in their music. The heavier post-rock/math-rock stuff wasn't my cup of tea back then, but as my music taste developed a little bit more, i've learned to appreciate it more. This band will definitely be one that goes down as being one of the lesser listened to bands in my discography, but also being one of the better ones that really helped craft my taste in music. I'll certainly be looking to pick up some albums from these guys again and really sitting down and listening again.

03-05-2015, 08:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	You know what I absolutely love? Bands that can combine genres and make true magic through music. There are many different examples of this, especially when it comes to post-rock. You get bands trying out a mixture of different sounds revolving around electronic, math rock, and the like. Some bands do it great, and some not so much. I'm here to talk about a band that seems to have gotten a good lead on things like this. Keep in mind, this band isn't only known for post-rock, as one of their albums "Sing The World Hope in Four-Part Harmony" was an attempt to break away from post-rock and have a heavier sound, and it worked. I'm of course talking about... Yep, Maybeshewill. I remember a while ago I listened to their album "I Was Here for a Moment, Then I Was Gone" and man I was blown away almost instantly. The band itself like to think of themselves as a band that can merge both post-rock and some math-rock elements to make some great heavy hitters. And they do it well. Here's a great example of it... ^You can hear the heavier side that they wanted to go for, but in this one... You can hear the more electronic side. It works really well, especially when the band knows how to use it to their advantage instead of having it be super overwhelming and out of place. The band itself, it's been a long long time since I really sat down and listened to them, but I wanted to bring them up because it's always nice to go on a bit of a nostalgia trip with music you haven't listened to in a long time. The first album I remember hearing first, and I did have it on my mp3 player for a long time was titled "Not For Want of Trying" and that was released back in 2008, so they've been around for a while. I feel that when I listen to them now, as opposed to back then, I can finally come to appreciate the different elements in their music. The heavier post-rock/math-rock stuff wasn't my cup of tea back then, but as my music taste developed a little bit more, i've learned to appreciate it more. This band will definitely be one that goes down as being one of the lesser listened to bands in my discography, but also being one of the better ones that really helped craft my taste in music. I'll certainly be looking to pick up some albums from these guys again and really sitting down and listening again.