{"id":2592,"date":"2017-04-06T12:49:36","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T12:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-sleepmakeswaves-made-of-breath-only\/"},"modified":"2017-04-06T12:49:36","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T12:49:36","slug":"review-sleepmakeswaves-made-of-breath-only","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-sleepmakeswaves-made-of-breath-only\/","title":{"rendered":"Review:\u00a0Sleepmakeswaves &#8211;\u00a0Made of\u00a0Breath Only"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/542c42f3c6d1f796e2884579bdb24992\/tumblr_oczgq9lfGb1r8no6so5_r20_1280.jpg\" width=\"250em\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Post-rock has its clear heavy hitters in the form of Explosions In The Sky and Mogwai, but in many cases, it is when you did a little deeper into the crevices of the genre that you find the real gems. <b>Sleepmakeswaves<\/b> is one such gem. Possessing a near faultless back catalogue, the Australians have finally blessed the world with a follow up to their 2014 epic <i>\u2018Love Of Cartography&rsquo;<\/i> with yet another collection of sprawling soundscapes.<\/p>\n<p>The twists and turns that <i>\u2018Made of Breath Only&rsquo;<\/i> possesses are what makes it such a captivating listen. One second caramel-smooth ambience fills the air, then the next piercing guitars pull you out of your comfort before glitch electronics bring you crashing back down to earth.<\/p>\n<p><!-- more --><\/p>\n<p>In many ways, this isn&rsquo;t an album to dipped into when one so pleases. It is a body of work designed to be a trip. Letting your emotions warp as the music brings you yet another new layer to the listening experience.<\/p>\n<p>Feeling confident and strong as the meaty bass of <i>\u2018Glacial&rsquo;<\/i> kicks in, starry-eyed because of the gorgeously whirly synths of <i>\u2018Hailstones&rsquo;<\/i> or deeply touched by the lingering piano keys of the title track; it all comes together to leave you truly affected by the time the all-consuming <i>\u2018Worlds Away&rsquo;<\/i> sees things out in breathless fashion.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2018Made of Breath Only&rsquo;<\/i> is a work of exceptional craft and care. Spiraling, ambitious and awe-inspiring, this is post-rock at its most beautiful, punishing and deep. This is the sort of record that could stick with you for the rest of your life.<\/p>\n<p>4.5\/5<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2018Made of Breath Only&rsquo;<\/i> by <b>Sleepmakeswaves<\/b> is released on 7th April on <b>Monotreme Records<\/b>\/<b>Bird\u2019s Robe Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Sleepmakeswaves<\/b> links: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sleepmakeswaves.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sleepmakeswaves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sleepmakeswaves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Jack Rogers (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackMRog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@JackMRog<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Post-rock has its clear heavy hitters in the form of Explosions In The Sky and Mogwai, but in many cases, it is when you did a little deeper into the crevices of the genre that you find the real gems. 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