A Burial At Sea | The Cookie Jar Complot
- A BURIAL AT SEA | ALTERNATIVE | INSTRUMENTAL | JAZZ | POST ROCK | MATH ROCK | UK
Inimitable post rock outsiders A Burial At Sea have announced their second full-length album, ‘Closer To Home’, set for release on the 23rd of February, 2024 via Berlin’s Pelagic Records.
Irish-born but now Liverpool-based, A Burial At Sea made waves in 2018 when, bursting with bombastic creativity, the ‘...And The Sum Of Its Parts’ EP turned the traditionally austere post-rock frown upsidedown. Quickly catching the attention of like-minded, international genre-benders Tera Melos, Listener andSome Become Hollow Tubes (Godspeed You! Black Emperor), A Burial At Sea subsequently spent months on tour in support, honing their incendiary craft and gaining a loyal fan base across Europe in the process.
Somewhat conversely, sophomore album ‘Closer To Home’ represents A Burial At Sea exploring the influence of their Gaelic roots. Written quickly over lockdown in an intense period of introspection, the record comprises years of creative ideas brought to life in the here and now. Haunting, bittersweet melodies plucked from childhood folksongs ebb and flow like a stream of consciousness as the eclectic collective dial down the overdrive and let the ephemeral, breathless spaces where distortion meets horn section sing out the loudest. A staggering refinement of the band’s truly unique instrumental sound; the confidence, experience and sheer musical assuredness behind these compositions renders any lazy labels like ‘Trumpet-Core’ or ‘Post-Rock Mariachi Music’ immediately obsolete. ‘Closer To Home’ proves without a doubt that A Burial At Sea are indeed more than the sum of their parts; positioning the band on the crest of a truly progressive wave of uplifting, anthemic post-rock.
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- THE COOKIE JAR COMPLOT | INSTRUMENTAL | MATH ROCK | POST ROCK | UK
The Cookie Jar Complot is an instrumental post to math rock band from Luxembourg. Composed of the songwriting duo Sven Schmeler and Gilles Glesener, the band has been active since 2020.
In December 2021, the duo released their first EP CAVIAR CAPITAL. Their music is flowing in dynamic rhythms, post-rock soundscapes and intertwined guitar melodies. Drawing from a rich palette of influences, The Cookie Jar Complot also looked to other Luxembourgish acts to find their musical voices.
Both Gilles and Sven have played and written for multiple Luxembourg-based music acts in the past. Teaming up for The Cookie Jar Complot, their aim was to create compelling instrumental music that you can dance to. For live performances, Sven and Gilles have enlisted Philipp Colling on bass.