Red Sparowes, The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies the Answer

US, 2010.

"The Fear is Excruciating, but Therein Lies the Answer is Red Sparowes' 4th studio release, and it delivers across the board well beyond expectations. The complex progression and dynamic energy in this album is so fluid, so precise yet natural, you’re almost forced to believe it’s a living, breathing, sonic force. Add to that the chameleon qualities of this album and its ability to fit any mood you’re in. One song can either help you celebrate great joy or reaffirm you through a brooding depression."

Slightly less epic (and less boring) than their previous stuff, "The Fear Is Excruciating" shows a much more dynamic and progressive metal structure, often reminiscent of Isis.

Playlist:

1. Truths Arise
2. In Illusions of Order
3. A Hail of Bombs
4. Giving Birth to Imagined Saviors
5. A Swarm
6. In Every Mind
7. A Mutiny
8. As Each End Looms and Subsides

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Red Sparowes & Gregor Samsa, Split

US, 2005.

This is a split album of two post-rock giants. Gregor Samsa's shoegaze/slowcore meets Red Sparowes' experimental/post-rock in four dark and heavily instrumental tracks.

Playlist:

1. I Saw The Sky In The North Open To The Ground And Fire Poured Out
2. Buildings Began to Stretch Wide Across the Sky, and the Air Filled with a Reddish Glow
3. Young and Old/Divine Longing
4. + Rock Song

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Red Sparowes, Aphorisms

U.S., 2008.

Red Sparowes is a post-rock band formed in Los Angeles, comprising current and former members of Isis, Neurosis, Halifax Pier, Samsara, Angel Hair and Pleasure Forever. Their sound is characteristic of soundscape-influenced experimental rock, with an otherwise uncommon extensive use of a pedal steel guitar.

Playlist:

1. We Left the Apes to Rot, But Find the Fang Grows Within
2. Error Has Turned Animals Into Men, and to Each the Fold
3. The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies the Answer

Our special thanks to poo.

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