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Over the past 13 years, New Haven, Connecticut’s Wess Meets West<\/strong> have gradually fine-tuned their brand of post-rock, incorporating electronica elements amongst ambient guitars and textured percussion.<\/p>\n Their third studio full-length, ‘A Light Within The Fracture’<\/em> is released this week and continues the quartet’s trend of producing ambitious-yet-stunning, instrumental post-rock. Over the course of an hour, tracks such as ‘Take Great Pride In Everything You Do’<\/em>, ‘Direct Experience’<\/em> and ‘Skylar, There’s Rot’<\/em> sees Wess Meets West<\/strong> deliver cinematic soundscapes, that are intelligent and compelling. With the previous use of vocals stripped away, ‘A Light Within The Fracture’<\/em> is a fluid instrumental post-rock delight.<\/p>\n Ever since\u00a0guitarist Sam Stauff started the project, Wess Meets West<\/strong> have gone on to play alongside a host of names within the vast post-rock scene, both big and small. We recently spoke to Sam about the post-rock bands he thinks you need<\/em> to know about.<\/p>\n We have become great friends with Pray for Sound, as we’ve played with them a bunch over the last year. They always sound great <\/em>live. ‘Decayer’, in particular, has an ending that will blow your mind.<\/em><\/p>\n I got to host a Lowercase Noises\/Steven Kemner living room concert this year and it was beautiful. I love what Andy can do as a solo musician in the live setting. Some of the most beautiful ambient and lush guitar sounds. His visuals are stunning as well.<\/em><\/p>\n Great song with a lot of emotion. We had the privilege of playing with This Patch of Sky on their East Coast run to Dunk! Fest last year. They are a must-see live band if you haven\u2019t yet!<\/em><\/p>\n We played with Deadhorse a few years ago and hope to again soon. I had the honour of mastering this record. ‘Corruption Crescendo’ is hauntingly beautiful. They took a very minimal approach to this record and I thought it came out really well.<\/em><\/p>\n Caspian <\/em>have risen to the top of the post-rock game and rightfully so. They sound absolutely massive live and have great compositions. We have been lucky enough to open for them a few times in CT. This song is very triumphant and I love the mixture of guitars and keyboards on this track.<\/em><\/p>\n Beautiful build and wonderfully crafted recording. Love what the guitars are doing on this record. We are planning on playing with Appalaches later in 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n What an amazing song this is! I love the middle ambient section. We walked in on their sound check when we played with them in CT and they were one of the loudest, tightest bands I have ever seen. Absolutely stunning!<\/em><\/p>\n We hope to do more with Au Revoir. I love the bass tone on this track. I like the addition of lower distorted vocals as well!<\/em><\/p>\n I saw these guys for the first time at the US Dunk! <\/em>Fest, and they blew me away. Superb playing! I love the moment about two minutes into the track, you think it is going to get huge and it goes into this unexpected part that turns into a very pretty moment.<\/em><\/p>\n A great example of a post-rock band demanding patience. This song is well over ten minutes but it takes you on a massive journey, defiantly worth a listen! Glacier\u2019s drummer, Jesse Vengrove, was in Wess Meets West. He played on our first album ‘Chevaliers’. He’s a great drummer.<\/em><\/p>\nPray For Sound \u2013 Decayer<\/h2>\n
Lowercase Noises \u2013 A Course of Strengthening Medicines<\/h2>\n
This Patch of Sky \u2013 What Once Was Lost<\/h2>\n
Deadhorse \u2013 Corruption Crescendo<\/h2>\n
Caspian \u2013 Sad Heart of Mine<\/h2>\n
Appalaches \u2013 Oja<\/h2>\n
And So I Watch You From Afar – Run Home<\/h2>\n
Au Revoir \u2013 The Bottom<\/h2>\n
Ranges \u2013 The Greater Lights<\/h2>\n
Glacier \u2013 Though Your Sins Be as Scarlet, They Shall Be White as Snow;<\/h2>\n