I’ve been going through some shit lately. Post-rock is one of my favorite genres but I’m finding that a lot of the songs have a melancholy vibe, or evoke feelings of nostalgia, loneliness, and introspection. This is not what I need right now.

Are there particular post-rock songs that evoke for you feelings of hope? Or dare I say it, unabashed happiness? Not catharsis exactly, just kind of joyful or hopeful. I can think of a few songs that lift me up (for example Ether by Mogwai, or the first movement of Storm by GY!BE). But I’d like to add some more to my playlist. Suggestions?

https://pelicansong.substack.com/p/we-just-announced-dates-with-hum

I absolutely adore this version!

Released on Kranky Records. Has anybody heard this yet ? Review please.

First timer here, any recommendations of bands similar to 65daysofstatic, even Mount Kimbie direction, Ametsub from electronic side, basically mix of post-rock, math-rock with electronica. Much appreciated :)

Although the line up is still empty on the webpage:

https://www.dunkfestival.be/line-up2027

the mailing list subscribers received an email with the announcement:

https://imgur.com/a/lW54LQb

Also, the dates are different than usual, it's in the summer now: 26-28 August.

LA's night glitch will be performing a special set called "the place where everything falls apart," accompanied by Urgent Care, In Covert, and ØRAISON. If you are a fan of post rock, shoe gaze with a sprinkle of doom- please come, this is the night for you!

If you make it out and come say hi - we will try to give you some free night glitch merch!

That crescendo!

Crosses over post-rock / math-rock / prog-rock / experimental.

Free Show!

Obviously had to take It home. June of 44 are amazingly great and rare. Also my parents just gotta listen to them

So, I’m looking for songs with extremely long build ups, not just a long song. e.g. Bring The Sun has a 12 minute long build up after the intro to the song, after that the piece moves on to a different section.

I’m seeking inspiration for music I’m working on myself, and I’m curious if anyone has been able to create pieces with extremely long build ups. So any recommendations would be greatly appreciated 💕

Edit* so I’ve heard a lot of recommendations, a lot of them are good, but I think need to be a bit more specific in what I’m looking for.

I’m looking for songs with ONE very long crescendo, if the piece has several build ups, or starts and stops, then I don’t count it as one build up. If you know of such songs, bad or good, it doesn’t matter, I’m interested in hearing them 💕

Looking for tracks where there is a buildup that does not explode into a climax, like you're being prepared for something big, but leaves you with an unresolved ache.

Are there any such songs?

'Death of Permanence' marks the return of Threestepstotheocean, six years on from their last studio record. The new album stretches and deepens the band's sonic reach, drawing on influences that extend well beyond the purely musical - while holding firm to a sound identity shaped across two decades of activity. At the same time, it enacts a deliberate, gradual shedding of what came before: not nostalgia, not repetition, but an unrelenting forward motion.

The record is rooted in the idea that much of what we consider stable or permanent is bound to shift, dissolve, or disappear - places, beliefs, relationships, the worlds we build around ourselves. The album observes this process with open eyes, accepting change as an inevitable part of human experience. It is, unmistakably, a rite of passage - toward a direction still unwritten, only partially legible, yet one whose emotional and existential toll runs deep beneath the surface.

Throughout this process of transformation, the band steps away from pure instrumentalism on multiple occasions, reaching outward through collaboration - a lived expression of a DIY ethic grounded in exchange and human connection. The record features the voice of Sardinian performer Dalila Kayros, songwriter Conny Ochs, a vocal sample from Larry Stromberg, and the instrumental orchestrations of Moonlit.