...and i don't blame them. post-rock, nowadays, is probably the most boring, formulaic genre out there. these people always wanted to stir shit up, not create a market for the most dour, yawny shit ever. it's nice to hear that they're still mutating and evolving, unlike most of their peers from the 90s.
what i'll say to people that react badly on first listen is that you need to listen to it a few times before it clicks, and also that the sound quality on this youtube video is noticeably poor. if you're not the type of person that likes to get into a record and peel back dozens of layers then it's probably not for you. don't fret, though, as there's a lot of predictable post-rock out there for you to go for.
personally? i've noticed that the mt zions go back and forth pretty regularly between brilliant and mediocre, going all the way back to the first disc. 13 blues was brilliant, kollaps was mediocre. so, this ought to be brilliant. but is it? i'm thinking it might be, it sort of seems like it, but i'm not entirely sure yet...
