Form & Fate - The Form and Fate of Lakes (Three Ring, 2007)

Form & Fate
The Form and Fate of Lakes
Three Ring
2007

Rating: 6.5 glacial movements out of 10

At this point you could probably say that everything that is gonna be done within the realm of “post-rock” has been done, or at least that is how it feels to this simpleton. So it becomes more important than ever to look at quality over substance, and Form and Fate have quality bursting out all over. I’ll drop the easy comparisons here: Explosions in the Sky, From Monument to Masses, Mogwai, the usual suspects. Now they don’t really sound like any of those bands exactly – not quite as cinematic as EITS, not full of political vitriol like FMTM, not as “sounds like a depressing rainy day in Glasgow” as Mogwai – but fans of those heavyweights should certainly give these new kids a listen. They may not have the name recognition of these godfathers of the sound but they aren’t lacking a thing musically – a high-quality debut from start to finish.