Vessels
White Fields and Open Devices
Cuckundoo Records
Grade: A-
Vessels are probably the best (mostly) instrumental rock band that you’ve never heard of. Using vast soundscapes that are dominated by rapidly playing guitars, Vessels offer an intense rock take on atmospheric rock you find from Sigur Ros or Mono. This serves the five-piece from Leeds exceptional well as brilliantly illustrated on the multi-sectioned “A Hundred Times in Every Direction.” Recorded by the deft hands of John Congleton (Explosions in the Sky producer), the ten songs on White Fields and Open Devices offer a plethora of sounds for every instrumental rock fan. Vessels may have benefited from more atmospheric elements and less speed metal drilling, but at present they do offer an alternative to what is expected. Vessels are a band to keep on the tip of your brain.
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