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Key · 03-08-2015, 07:33 PM

A Swarm of The Sun - The Rifts (2015)

A Swarm of The Sun are a post-rock/post-metal band that I've been heavily into for a while. Unfortunately they're a band that aren't really known for throwing out a lot of albums especially considering the only other 'full' album i've heard from them was Zenith which I have talked about before many times in this journal. I decided to do a quick search on them because I had an idea for an entry for post-rock month, but I was surprised to see that they had another album released a few months ago this year titled The Rifts, so that takes the place for the entry I had. I was extremely excited since I have grown to love Zenith in it's entirety. There's not one bad track on that album. The Rifts seems to have the same exact effect. From the couple of tracks I have heard from this album so far, I'm already loving each one in it's entirety, and I really hope that continues to be the case as I listen to this album more, and more times than now. I don't think i'm speaking too soon when I say this is one of the top 10 for me this year album wise, because that's how it was when I first heard Zenith, it became a top 10 album for me, instantly.

As far as I can tell by what i've heard on this album, they do follow the same formula as they did in Zenith, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Honestly, that's a really good thing. That unique sound that they have been known for since Zenith is definitely something I don't want to see them escape from, in fact, i'd rather they continue to use the sound that they're good at for every album they release now, which seems to be the case judging by this album.

The one thing I have probably mentioned before about this band is how they can make every second of every second interesting. Whether it's a ten minute song, a twenty minute song, or a five minute song, they use every minute, every second to do what they know how to do and it's really evident that they try to take every step they can to make sure each track surpasses the last, and they really do. Each track seems to get better than the last one, and that raises my excitement even more when I know I will be able to give this album multiple listens. It just opens up more possibilities to find good and great parts of the album.

One really good example of using the minutes they have to their advantage is done very well in this track:

It's a ten minute track, and you don't find yourself sitting there saying to yourself "man, when am I going to get to the next track, this one is boring", rather you just sit back and try to enjoy what remains in the track while also hoping that the track was longer.

I'm impressed with this album already and I know it'll continue to be good. Hopefully it matches up to my expectations. It's already impressed me to no end.

03-08-2015, 07:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	A Swarm of The Sun - The Rifts (2015) A Swarm of The Sun are a post-rock/post-metal band that I've been heavily into for a while. Unfortunately they're a band that aren't really known for throwing out a lot of albums especially considering the only other 'full' album i've heard from them was Zenith which I have talked about before many times in this journal. I decided to do a quick search on them because I had an idea for an entry for post-rock month, but I was surprised to see that they had another album released a few months ago this year titled The Rifts, so that takes the place for the entry I had. I was extremely excited since I have grown to love Zenith in it's entirety. There's not one bad track on that album. The Rifts seems to have the same exact effect. From the couple of tracks I have heard from this album so far, I'm already loving each one in it's entirety, and I really hope that continues to be the case as I listen to this album more, and more times than now. I don't think i'm speaking too soon when I say this is one of the top 10 for me this year album wise, because that's how it was when I first heard Zenith, it became a top 10 album for me, instantly. As far as I can tell by what i've heard on this album, they do follow the same formula as they did in Zenith, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Honestly, that's a really good thing. That unique sound that they have been known for since Zenith is definitely something I don't want to see them escape from, in fact, i'd rather they continue to use the sound that they're good at for every album they release now, which seems to be the case judging by this album. The one thing I have probably mentioned before about this band is how they can make every second of every second interesting. Whether it's a ten minute song, a twenty minute song, or a five minute song, they use every minute, every second to do what they know how to do and it's really evident that they try to take every step they can to make sure each track surpasses the last, and they really do. Each track seems to get better than the last one, and that raises my excitement even more when I know I will be able to give this album multiple listens. It just opens up more possibilities to find good and great parts of the album. One really good example of using the minutes they have to their advantage is done very well in this track: It's a ten minute track, and you don't find yourself sitting there saying to yourself "man, when am I going to get to the next track, this one is boring", rather you just sit back and try to enjoy what remains in the track while also hoping that the track was longer. I'm impressed with this album already and I know it'll continue to be good. Hopefully it matches up to my expectations. It's already impressed me to no end.