Actors & Actresses – ARC LP
A collection of songs from the band’s first album remixed and reconstructed by label mates and friends resulting in what feels like new material. A perfect complement to their debut. Rating: Actors & Acresses – ARC LP The Mylene Sheath ARC (which stands for Arrows Remix Compilation) is a full-length LP that contains eight songs [...]
Giants – 7″ EP
The 7″ format gets some love in the form of a stellar four-song EP by one of post-rock’s finest. A must for fans and a great point of entry for the curious. Rating: Giants – 7″ EP The Mylene Sheath Giants are among the many and the finest post-rock bands on The Mylene Sheath. Their [...]
Giants/Beware of Safety split 7″
It was two years plus waiting for new material by these post-rock heavyweights and these two songs make it all worthwhile. Bonus points for the nice packaging. Rating: Giants/Beware of Safety – Split 7″ The Mylene Sheath Both Giants and Beware of Safety have put out some amazing records on The Mylene Sheath. The label [...]
Gifts From Enola, If These Trees Could Talk 3/12 at Reggies
Saturday night Reggies put on a late show featuring two of the premier post-rock bands who rarely come to town and happen to be label mates on one of the best labels around today, The Mylene Sheath. The two bands are Gifts From Enola and If These Trees Could Talk. You couldn’t ask for a [...]
Caspian – The Four Trees/You are the Conductor
Two of the best post-rock records ever join forces for a deluxe upgrade. Owning this is mandatory! Rating: Caspian – The Four Trees/You are the Conductor 3xLP The Mylene Sheath Caspian is one of the premier bands in the entire post-rock instrumental genre. Their music is downright cinematic and absolutely stunning. These guys create such [...]
Caspian 9/15 at Reggies
Last night Reggies was once again host to a great lineup of bands, four of them to be exact, who gave those willing to go out on a school night some great entertainment for their hard-earned cash. Caspian was joined by a solid trio of opening bands that was even better in person that it [...]
Junius – The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist
Junius – The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist LP The Mylene Sheath This album is the third release for Boston natives, Junius, though it is their first full-length. The band has been around since 2004 and previously released a pair of EP’s. The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist took the band a couple of years to complete [...]
Caspian – Tertia
Caspian – Tertia LP The Mylene Sheath After a couple of years away from the studio and also acquiring a couple additional members, Caspian has returned with a follow-up to their two releases on The Mylene Sheath, which consisted of an EP and a full-length album, both of which were pretty spectacular. Tertia sounds like [...]
If These Trees Could Talk – Above the Earth, Below the Sky
If These Trees Could Talk – Above the Earth, Below the Sky LP The Mylene Sheath When The Mylene Sheath sent me their first batch of releases a couple of years ago, I totally fell in love with the first album by If These Trees Could Talk. In a genre that saw a sudden explosion [...]
Gifts from Enola – From Fathoms
Gifts From Enola – From Fathoms The Mylene Sheath When The Mylene Sheath released a record last year from Gifts From Enola, I was duly impressed and looked forward to more from the band. I got my wish in the form of a brand new full-length album titled From Fathoms. For their second full-length, Gifts [...]
Constants – The Foundation, The Machine, The Ascension
Constants – The Foundation, The Machine, The Ascension LP The Mylene Sheath For a label that at the beginning was only putting out records by instrumental post-rock bands, they sure have expanded quickly and in a big way to include bands with actual vocals and much like their taste in instrumental bands, The Mylene Sheath’s [...]
Pelican signs to Southern Lord
After spending nearly their entire existence thus-far on HydraHead Records, Pelican has left the nest and has found itself a new home with Southern Lord. The official announcement is as follows. It is with immense reverence that Southern Lord Recordings announces the signing of Chicago heavy-rock instrumental icons Pelican. Their genre-defying sound and eagerness to [...]
Eksi Ekso – I Am Your Bastard Wings
Eksi Ekso – I Am Your Bastard Wings LP The Mylene Sheath Eksi Ekso is a band made up of members from The Burning Paris and On Fire which happen to be two bands I have never heard of before. Since I’m not at all familiar with those bands I didnt’ know what to expect [...]
Gifts From Enola – Loyal Eyes Betrayed the Mind LP
Gifts From Enola – Loyal Eyes Betrayed the Mind 2LP The Mylene Sheath Gifts From Enola are another band on the growing list of instrumental post-rock outfits that have been of great interest to me the past year or so. Hailing from VA, these guys fit nicely with the sound that is becoming a trademark [...]
Giants – They the Undeserving
Giants – They the Undeserving LP The Mylene Sheath The Mylene Sheath continue to keep their batting average at an all time high as the new releases continue to stream out. Second in the batch of new releases for the label I received comes this full length LP from Giants. Giants are an instrumental “post-rock” [...]
