Post-life post-rock.
Gregor Samsa - RestPosted by Jennifer Grathwol on 27-Aug-08 @ 03:24 PM
[3.5/5]You'd expect a band with such a literarily charged name to be comfortable with the concept of Metamorphosis-although the transformative process Rest's nine disarming, beguiling songs readily call to mind is not some nightmare of helplessness, but rather the more mundane horror of a movement from life to death. It's no less compelling for its universality. "The Adolescent" rings out like the doorbell of some celestial house in the clouds. Warm, angelic harmonies spread out and dissolve like rays of light through an overcast sky, and a plangent piano line slows to the beat of a dying heart before the song devolves into an ambience of background conversation. It's a record firmly rooted in the post-rock tradition, but with little bombast to counter the moments of disquiet. If God is selling ads about a vacation in the afterlife, he might want to check into licensing the rights to this one. (THE KORA) Luke O'Neil  Official Website: http://www.thekorarecords.com
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