The American group This Will Destroy You was formed in 2005 - and it was courage bordering on madness. Starting to play post-rock in 2005 is like starting to write blues-rock in 1977, when the best albums in this style had already been recorded, and the best bands had broken up or switched to searching for a new sound. In such a situation, enthusiastic newcomers face a sad fate - playing canned music mainly for themselves and those who, for some reason, stubbornly do not want to expand their horizons. The four Texans from the group This Will Destroy You, however, managed to avoid such a scenario. They managed - as far as possible - to fit into the latest trend of a dying genre. The team's debut EP, Young Mountain, released in 2006, was a neat example of lightweight post-rock: dramatically, these compositions are built in accordance with the strictest canons of the genre, with insinuating guitar intros preceding epic finales that have truly almost destructive power. These instrumental pieces are performed by a classic rock lineup - drums, bass and two guitars, plus occasional keyboards, designed to enhance the melodic accents in key places. During live performances, the bass player is responsible for the piano. It’s impossible to call this experimental music; looking for something fundamentally new in the recordings of This Will Destroy You is a meaningless and, in general, unnecessary task. But connoisseurs of classic post-rock from the early 2000s will definitely like the creativity of the Texans.

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Magazine "Kommersant Weekend" (Ukraine) No. 63 dated 04/13/2012, page 19

Themes:

Weekend Magazine. Category "Poster"

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