so much so that some bastard stole my 12" ages ago and wont give it back :-(

and hated it. I played it again and loved it. I guess it's my definition of a "grower".

In fact, I recently played it (and loved it) but was thinking he was a band that just got lucky.

Like it was just a bunch of noodling shouty nonsense ... that somehow by the mysteries of the universe was brilliant that had nothing to do with the band themselves.

washers good though

the best "post-rock" album i've heard, which puts it a tiny notch above Spirit of Eden, a couple of notches above "Lift Yr Skinny Fists.." and a country mile above anything in the Mogwai canon (Tortoise albums are exempt)

basically, its rules big time

live, really fucking ace

i think it's excellent, but for me it doesn't quite fit in with the rest of the 'post rock' bands. there's something uniquely sinister about it, and it doesn't rely on the reverb/delay twinkle followed by the big overblown musical 'splurge' dynamic that make a lot of post rock bands sound exciting at first but sort of predictable and cliched with repeated listenings and in context with all the other bands with the same tag.

please buy my spare ticket to see them play it in august, as i want to go to glasgow to see them there instead. thanks!

very good in a wonderfully non obvious way.

the recently reissued For Carnation compilation is also good.

Get that NOW.

NOW, YOU FUCK!

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it is not all its cracked up to be

a classic, 10/10 record - there aren't many of them, BUT it will never have the impact now it would have done if you hadn't heard all the bands that have copied them.

Good Morning Captain is the greatest way to end a record that I have heard. The last minute and a half makes me want to smash things and hide under the bed, at the same time. Never gets old.

It most definitely is. It's absolutely spectacular. Prefer Godspeed though really.

The For Carnation (McMahon's other band) are worth a good listen as well.