Topic: Any Good Post-Rock with Vocals? (Read 8669 times)

BrownCow · « **on:** 14 Sep 2007, 10:03 »

Hey all!

I've just recently gotten into the whole "post-rock" genre, and even though I can appreciate the whole feel of "music without words," I also enjoy what some post-rock groups do with vocals or samples. For example, Mogwai has some lyrics/voices droning in the background (Travel is Dangerous, Cody, and Acid Food come to mind), and Explosions in the Sky has used samples on Have You Passed Through This Night?

It's just nice to sometimes have that extra "instrument" of a voice in the background, and to occaisionally have somethign to sing along to.

So - any suggestions?

imapiratearg · « **Reply #1 on:** 14 Sep 2007, 10:16 »

Have you listened to Explosions in the Sky's The Rescue?

Ernest · « **Reply #2 on:** 14 Sep 2007, 10:47 »

Sometimes I really think Unwound should qualify as post rock.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #3 on:** 14 Sep 2007, 11:59 »

Quote from: imapiratearg on 14 Sep 2007, 10:16

Have you listened to Explosions in the Sky's The Rescue?

wait, what?

MusicScribbles · « **Reply #4 on:** 14 Sep 2007, 13:05 »

Tommy, what is that.
I need words, man.

Joseph · « **Reply #5 on:** 14 Sep 2007, 14:21 »

I think maybe he's making a reference to the iconic cover of Slint's Spiderland.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor has vocals in some of their songs. But they're not like lyrics or anything like that. More like found-sound or spoken-word pieces.

sean · « **Reply #6 on:** 14 Sep 2007, 14:25 »

If you wanna call Shipping News post-rock, they have vocals.

MusicScribbles · « **Reply #7 on:** 14 Sep 2007, 14:27 »

You can call it drone or whatever you want to. Shipping News qualifies anyway.
I feel incredibly incompetent not remembering the Spiderland cover, seeing as how it is one of the albums I actually used money to acquire.

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #8 on:** 14 Sep 2007, 16:22 »

A Silver Mt Zion

Gridgm · « **Reply #9 on:** 15 Sep 2007, 00:38 »

i once started a rather similar topic to this

find it here

http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,16013.0.html

though as i said (in that thread) mine is for lyrics rather than vocals
have fune =)

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #10 on:** 15 Sep 2007, 11:57 »

Quote from: E. Spaceman on 14 Sep 2007, 16:22

A Silver Mt Zion

Angels of Light are arguably 'post-rock', inarguably awesome, and do indeed have vocals in all of their songs. The latest especially, 'We Are Him,' reminds me a lot of A Silver Mt. Zion at times who are, by the way, really really excellent.

mfpole · « **Reply #11 on:** 15 Sep 2007, 12:02 »

Funkadelic.

BrownCow · « **Reply #12 on:** 15 Sep 2007, 12:21 »

awesome link, gridgm, thanks a lot!
i'm slowly checking out a lot of these artists, some are really good, others are really hard to find (darn limewire) >:[
i guess i'm looking for some thing with "lyrics" as opposed to vocals; i just used the term vocals because i thought it had a broader scope. any bands have that low droning mumbly sound to their lyrics mogwai and some other bands do? i like how sometimes the lyrics take a backseat to the music, but are still there for singing (or humming) along to.
thanks for all the great suggestions!

Ernest · « **Reply #13 on:** 15 Sep 2007, 20:22 »

Quote from: E. Spaceman on 14 Sep 2007, 16:22

A Silver Mt Zion

valley_parade · « **Reply #14 on:** 17 Sep 2007, 09:24 »

Sigur Ros if you don't mind the lyrics in Icelandic and occasional gibberish.

Phalanxe · « **Reply #15 on:** 17 Sep 2007, 19:09 »

iLiKETRAiNS can be fun.

Ocarina654 · « **Reply #16 on:** 17 Sep 2007, 21:30 »

Quote from: TheFuriousWombat on 15 Sep 2007, 11:57

Quote from: E. Spaceman on 14 Sep 2007, 16:22
A Silver Mt Zion

Angels of Light are arguably 'post-rock', inarguably awesome, and do indeed have vocals in all of their songs. The latest especially, 'We Are Him,' reminds me a lot of A Silver Mt. Zion at times who are, by the way, really really excellent.

Quote from: valley_parade on 17 Sep 2007, 09:24

Sigur Ros if you don't mind the lyrics in Icelandic and occasional gibberish.

Seconded all of it.

Ishotdanieljohnston · « **Reply #17 on:** 18 Sep 2007, 01:02 »

ARAB STRAP.

rhinohelicopter · « **Reply #18 on:** 18 Sep 2007, 12:50 »

Get with Maserati. Their newest album has the drummer from LCD Sound system and !!! but, it's not dancy in the least. It's called "Inventions of the New Season". Check it out.

zro · « **Reply #19 on:** 18 Sep 2007, 13:56 »

Check out From The Vapor of Gasoline by The Mercury Program. It's the only thing they've done with vocals and I like it a lot.

rb_lestr · « **Reply #20 on:** 22 Sep 2007, 18:10 »

MusicScribbles · « **Reply #21 on:** 23 Sep 2007, 12:21 »

Quote from: rhinohelicopter on 18 Sep 2007, 12:50

Get with Maserati. Their newest album has the drummer from LCD Sound system and !!! but, it's not dancy in the least. It's called "Inventions of the New Season". Check it out.

This is a pretty great album, but it contains no vocals. Just letting you know.

mberan42 · « **Reply #22 on:** 24 Sep 2007, 15:37 »

Quote from: 3Z3VH on 19 Sep 2007, 00:37

You know it's good because he broke out the SIZE tag !

Hat · « **Reply #23 on:** 24 Sep 2007, 15:56 »

Quote from: mfpole on 15 Sep 2007, 12:02

Funkadelic.

I just saw this, while I was trying to drink coffee.

Hilarious.

jimbunny · « **Reply #24 on:** 24 Sep 2007, 23:27 »

Nope.

carrotosaurus · « **Reply #25 on:** 25 Sep 2007, 06:02 »

A Northern Chorus

You'll love it.

carrotosaurus · « **Reply #26 on:** 25 Sep 2007, 06:05 »

Oh, make sure it's the Spirit Flags album. They've changed drastically through the past couple of years.

rhinohelicopter · « **Reply #27 on:** 26 Sep 2007, 12:51 »

Quote from: MusicScribbles on 23 Sep 2007, 12:21

Quote from: rhinohelicopter on 18 Sep 2007, 12:50
Get with Maserati. Their newest album has the drummer from LCD Sound system and !!! but, it's not dancy in the least. It's called "Inventions of the New Season". Check it out.

This is a pretty great album, but it contains no vocals. Just letting you know.

Despite the lack of vocals, I think this person should listen to Maserati. Jerry Fuchs is awesome.

TTK · « **Reply #28 on:** 26 Sep 2007, 13:59 »

Stereolab

Well, apparently they're considered post rock...

star-sailor · « **Reply #29 on:** 26 Sep 2007, 19:04 »

There's always the books, though they're a bit less "rock." Still good ambient music though (with vocals!).

jeph · « **Reply #30 on:** 26 Sep 2007, 22:00 »

Quote from: Sam on 26 Sep 2007, 16:24

Hood from the uk. depressing/bleak/fantastic.

I have such a hard time with Hood. They have one amazing song on every album but then the rest of it just sounds like vaguely-electro-tinged Arab Strap to me.

rhinohelicopter · « **Reply #31 on:** 27 Sep 2007, 07:50 »

Listen to Clann Zu.

Ernest · « **Reply #32 on:** 27 Sep 2007, 21:10 »

or don't

it's your choice

only about a third to half of their songs are worth listening to, but those one third to a half are very good songs

rhinohelicopter · « **Reply #33 on:** 28 Sep 2007, 06:55 »

Quote from: Flaming Ostrich on 27 Sep 2007, 21:10

or don't

it's your choice

only about a third to half of their songs are worth listening to, but those one third to a half are very good songs

True

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BrownCow

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