![]() ![]() ![]() The World Inside is structured slightly differently to their previous three works in that it is made up of six mostly lengthy tracks a departure from the 8 to 10 shorter tracks of old. TNBD have been active since 2009, releasing one album every third year before eventually going on hiatus from 2015 until now. Similarly, as with a lot of great – particularly instrumental – post-rock, this reviewer finds it difficult to describe what would make a perfect 10, but knows that this isn’t quite it despite having no fatal flaws. As with a lot of great post-rock, the record generally conjures the feeling of slowly floating through space, gazing at spectacular starscapes while solemnly interrogating your own existence. Strong influences from bands like Tool and ISIS can frequently be heard, though without mimicking either. TNBD straddles the line between post-rock and post-metal with a healthy balance between atmospheric soundscapes and colossal riffs. Regardless, it is somewhat fitting for a music genre characterised by soft rumbles that slowly build into tremors and eventually a loud, dramatic, and devastating climax like that of a bridge collapsing. Perhaps the moniker’s purpose is to evoke deep introspection of the impermanence of man’s creations, or to keep important historical events in the mind’s eye like U2, Rammstein, or Franz Ferdinand. Style: post-rock (mostly instrumental, clean vocals)Ī bit of a mouthful, and a far cry from the quartet’s hometown of London, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster of 1940 is an interesting name for a modern post-rock outfit.
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