Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Industries of the Blind- Chapter 1: Had We Known Better (2011)

Presumably none of you out there have heard of this band. That's OK, if a friend's brother hadn't played bass for them previously I wouldn't have either. From their inception in 2003 until last year, the only way to hear their music was to have seen them at one of their rare live appearances or a demo that wasn't widely circulated. One fact should reveal everything you need to know about this band: they're a 9 piece. No, they're not the second coming of pageninetynine, they're a post-rock band, as you probably surmised. Industries of the Blind aren't revolutionary, if you consider yourself a fan of post-rock you've probably heard a number of similar bands. It's likely that few of them execute as well as Industries of the Blind, however. If you're like me (and you should be) you can never have too much post-rock to put on when the mood strikes.

Chapter 1 is available for free on the Industries of the Blind website. There's a donation button on there too, so if you like what you hear send a few bucks their way.


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