British post-rockers artfully dissect the best and worst of mankind.
On their stirring debut album, Halifax’s L.O.E take a holistic look at humanity. Each of its 10 songs set out to capture humanity’s best and worst achievements via a whirl of reverb-soaked guitars, atmospheric builds of vibrant crescendos, doing so with emotion and grandeur.
Although an instrumental band, they weave spoken-word passages into their compositions to underscore their thematic intent. On Secret Societies Rule The World, John F Kennedy’s famous speech on subversion and free choice cuts above dark, droning guitars and sneering drum lines in between snapping riffwork. For People Like People Like Them, the iconic monologue from the classic 70s movie Network draws parallels with contemporary Britain, all to a bedrock of soundscapes that sound both dreamy and…
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