Музыка и песни Pirate Ship Quintet, The / Pirate Ship Quintet, The

Five years after their début EP was released to critical acclaim, The Pirate Ship Quintet have recorded their first full length album entitled 'Hope for No-Hopers', to be pressed courtesy of Denovali Records. The record is a compendium of pieces chosen and refined from an abundance written over the past few years, during which time the band disappeared from the live scene. The five tracks on this record move through the richly melodic foundations of contemporary classical and minimalist rock. The swelling dark atmospherics give way to moments of brute force, punctuated by low level, desperate vocals. It is a little heavier and more technically diverse than the debut E.P and feels like a considered and organic evolution of the band's method. The band's fantastically talented cellist, who has played with the likes of The London Symphony Orchestra among others, recently accepted a full-tim Style: Post-Rock

The Pirate Ship Quintet's self-titled debut E.P was first released in 2007 and quickly acquired a certain chic status among the niche circles of the U.K and European post-rock scene. It's very limited print run (only 200 LPs and 500 Cds) sold out rapidly and until now has never been repressed. The record was recorded and mixed by the band and mastered by CULT OF LUNA drummer, Magnus Lindberg following the two bands sharing a stage and becoming allies. The E.P has placed extremely highly among countless 'Best of' lists and has received honourable mentions from some of the most respected critics on the post-rock scene. Its exceedingly favourable reception, despite the absence of any promotion at all, is testament to the record's substance. Soon after The Pirate Ship Quintet played its first U.K tour, the band disappeared from the live scene, only making music for personal pleasure, seldom Style: Post-Rock

Record Label: Denovali Style: Post-Rock

Record Label: Denovali Style: Post-Rock