Southerly

Add Date: July 5 

Artist: Southerly 

Album: Champion of the Noisy Negativists (EP) 

Label: Greyday 

Genre: Post-rock, experimental 

Comments: After a couple of LPs filled with downcast folk pop that drew him comparisons to Elliott Smith and Colin Meloy, among others, Southerly's Krist Krueger goes in an entirely different direction on his new EP. This is post-rock, clearly inspired by the likes of Tortoise and Mogwai, with slow-building songs full of guitar crescendos, melancholy piano and synthesizer-produced effects.

I'm not sure what brought about such a stark change in style, and instrumental rock is extremely difficult to pull off, but overall Champion of the Noisy Negativists is a solid effort. Try "Repercussions" or the title track.