“Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.”

That quote itself could have been the perfect review for The Ascent Of Everest’s debut How Lonely Sits The City. Now, I admit to being a bit of a lazy person, but even I’m not that lazy… So here goes: Post-rock has never really been my “thing”. Perhaps it’s my short attention span doing battle with the often marathon-length tracks, or maybe it’s my partiality to things like, say, lyrics. Upon receiving HLSTC, I was admittedly daunted by the album’s scant five tracks, ranging in length from seven to fourteen minutes. Still I approached it with the same open mind I try to approach any new music, and I came away considerably moved by the album’s mixture of subtle beauty and crashing intensity. Continue Reading