Hailing from Copenhagen, Denmark, instrumental five-piece The Shaking Sensations formed in 2005 and have been getting a lot of praise for their newest album East Of Youth. I can relate to this praise because I happen to like the album a whole lot. The Shaking Sensations create well-crafted instrumentals that could restart the legacy of great post-rock, similar to what pioneering acts Mogwai and Explosions In The Sky did. They are very faithful to the post-rock genre and put a great amount of heart and effort into their material. The song structures on East Of Youth consist of precise build-ups that eventually lead into beautiful, melodic crescendos. This is the traditional post-rock structuring and The Shaking Sensations have easily mastered this technique. This Danish five-piece could easily go down as the next addition of current post-rock bands to keep the legacy of this genre alive, along with the likes of pioneers such as Mogwai, Explosions In The Sky, and Godspeed You Black Emperor. The Shaking Sensations debut album, East Of Youth, brings to the table everything that is worthwhile in a genre that has become not so worthwhile. Tracks like "All That Ever Lives Will Live Forever" and "Our Hearts Were Young And Gay" are composed of heartfelt, melodic guitar riffs that collectively build up into an array of emotions. Album closer "Homage To Boyhood" take a different approach than the previously mentioned tracks and introduces the bands heavier side. This track also shows off the collective blend of the bands two drummers and perfectly showcases how the two drummers bring an immense rhythm section and epic wall of sound.
Overall, The Shaking Sensations East Of Youth is a musically transcending debut album and the music on this album is so extraordinary that the band helps to continue the legacy of post-rock excellence. There is a significant contrast in The Shaking Sensations music, and this contrast is between the calm and fragile moments and the fiercly energetic moments. Moments like these help to describe the true nature of post-rock and instrumental music as a whole. The Shaking Sensations are sure to go down in the post-rock hall of fame, alongside of acts like Mogwai, Explosions In The Sky, and Godspeed You Black Emperor. Fans of these bands will definitely find something worthwhile on The Shaking Sensations East Of Youth and are very likely to hear the heart put into this album. East Of Youth is one of the best post-rock releases in recent years, but I could even go as far as saying that it is one of the best post-rock releases since the inception of the genre many years ago. All in all, The Shaking Sensations are definitely masterminds of their genre and prove this on their debut album East Of Youth. I was very pleased with what I heard on this album and the album continues to get better with each listen. This album is not only one that fans of post-rock will enjoy, but also one that music fans in general will find entertaining and beautiful. Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of The Shaking Sensations East Of Youth. This is real music at its very finest.
Check out the track "The Obsidian Sea" off of The Shaking Sensations East Of Youth:
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