God Is An Astronaut - Embers

"God Is an Astronaut's latest album "Embers," set to release on September 6, 2024, via Napalm Records, marks another impressive addition to their discography. Known for their distinctive post-rock sound, the band continues to captivate audiences with their mesmerizing sonic tapestry. The album features contributions from guest musicians such as Jo Quail, Dara O'Brien, and Sean Coleman, enriching its atmospheric and immersive sound. "Embers" includes nine tracks, each offering a reflective journey through themes of existence, nature, and the passage of time."

From start to finish each song exists as its own beautiful, cinematic universe – a fact that’s apparent from the moment first track Apparition opens as a moody alternative rock piece, cinematic in one being able to visualise it as the closing song in the finale of a drama film. Yet things aren’t as they appear when Egyptian music is sampled and blended with that same guitar that matches its composition. One song in, and we’re in awe.

The beauty of this album is how it can remind you of certain locations, actions and soundtracks, whilst being able to sound new and made with the listener in mind – a choose your own adventure if you please. One moment we’re travelling around the world as heard in the aforementioned opener as well as the third track and latest single Odyssey which, as the name suggests, transports you to Greece and more specifically you can imagine yourself riding through the mountains in Assassins Creed Odyssey, one moment on a leisurely ride, the next you’re entering a combat scene.