Noise Digger, 20051. Six Feet Under The Ground
2. Remove All Trace
3. Joyrider
4. Nothing Just Happens
5. Farewell To The Bright Side
6. All Day Long
7. Dark Mobson
8. 1887 / D.I.Y.A.
9. Kids Got Shadows In Their Eyes
10. Ask The Dust
When I first heard Brighter by southeastern Frenchmen, Dont Look Back I thought to myself "not another Indie band". It lasted about 2 minutes in my headphones before I put something else on - probably The Pax Cecilia or Khelvin since I couldn't stop listening to these two bands at that time.
To discard Dont Look Back as 'just another Indie band' is slightly acceptable (upon first hearing only) given the opening track to Brighter, Six Feet Under The Ground is a very drum-driven indie rock track. As catchy as this opener is, the sonic depths of this album aren't truly revealed until further along the aural journey.
In my opinion, the use of post rock motifs and progressions as a soundtrack to vocal samples is an exquisite marriage; Maybeshewill, for example, being notorious for this. It's of no surprise then that, for this reason, my two favourite tracks on Brighter are Nothing Just Happens and Dark Mobson. The incessant and often impassioned ramblings by preachers of our Saviour-Apparent make Nothing Just Happens a wonder to listen to. Dark Mobson introduced me to the poetry of Allen Ginsburg and although I've decided I don't like it, the excerpt - and recital itself by the two readers - of Kaddish in this track is nothing short of brilliant.
Dont Look Back escorts you along an entertaining journey through progressive waves of interesting yet delightfully pleasant post-rock with Brighter. I feel Kids Got Shadows In Their Eyes should be stationed at the end of the line - being another great, yet more melancholic 'Indie' track like Six Feet Under The Ground - but this isn't the case. There's nothing sub-par about Ask The Dusk, but its placement as the last track makes it seem less memorable as a part of the album as a whole.
To discard Dont Look Back as 'just another Indie band' is slightly acceptable (upon first hearing only) given the opening track to Brighter, Six Feet Under The Ground is a very drum-driven indie rock track. As catchy as this opener is, the sonic depths of this album aren't truly revealed until further along the aural journey.
In my opinion, the use of post rock motifs and progressions as a soundtrack to vocal samples is an exquisite marriage; Maybeshewill, for example, being notorious for this. It's of no surprise then that, for this reason, my two favourite tracks on Brighter are Nothing Just Happens and Dark Mobson. The incessant and often impassioned ramblings by preachers of our Saviour-Apparent make Nothing Just Happens a wonder to listen to. Dark Mobson introduced me to the poetry of Allen Ginsburg and although I've decided I don't like it, the excerpt - and recital itself by the two readers - of Kaddish in this track is nothing short of brilliant.
Dont Look Back escorts you along an entertaining journey through progressive waves of interesting yet delightfully pleasant post-rock with Brighter. I feel Kids Got Shadows In Their Eyes should be stationed at the end of the line - being another great, yet more melancholic 'Indie' track like Six Feet Under The Ground - but this isn't the case. There's nothing sub-par about Ask The Dusk, but its placement as the last track makes it seem less memorable as a part of the album as a whole.
Recommended if:
You're fed up with all your other post-rock albums.
Similar:
Homepage: www.dontlookbackmusic.com/ (French)
Myspace: www.myspace.com/dontlookbackmusic
Last.fm: www.last.fm/music/Dont+Look+Back
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