"Castles High, Marble Bright" was conceived, written and recorded alongside the collection of songs that would become Dust and Disquiet, an album that sought to capture the dialogue between a newly found, furrow browed cynicism and a fractured but unbroken sense of stubbornly epic, dramatically determined optimism that we've been trying to emulate with our music for 12 years. The 60 minutes of Dust and Disquiet ended up speaking a bit to both; Castles..." speaks exclusively and entirely to the latter. We find ourselves over a year later touring behind this collection of songs still, with over 150 shows in 30 countries across 3 continents in the can. With the end finally in sight as we look to close out this 4 year chapter together, "Castles High, Marble Bright" is our North Star, our way home, and our celebration of that decision to fully embrace the above dialogue head on, all the while finding that, indeed still, hope lies within.
Airships on the Water return with another LP of phenomenally textured post-rock, moving from tender passages to well-earned crescendos. Ba...ndcamp New & Notable Feb 13, 2022
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No other band today is quite as dynamic as Russian Circles, who build from soaring, heartfelt melodies one moment to searing crescendos the next. Every twist and turn feels earned, which ties the music together into a startlingly affecting experience. the_slynx