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There is no question that Radiohead is the most critically acclaimed band of the last decade. They're one of the few bands that has been able to maintain indie cred while being incredibly popular. And yet despite all this, how many great bands have really come along with a sound that evokes the thought "this sounds like Radiohead." Sure we've had the sappy watered down Coldplay, and the occasionally amazing Muse, but look at Brooklyn's scene which is overinfested with twee indie pop and lo-fi garage punk. There's about 50 shoegaze bands but you'll have a hard time finding an epic post-rock band.
To just call Ghastly City Sleep a Radiohead-influenced post rock band would be a disservice, but Ghastly City Sleep are a very rare find in our Brooklyn scene—a band capable of pulling off epic swells comparative of Mogwai and Radiohead. Think about those best moments of Mogwai or Sigur Ros concerts when quiet slowly-but-seamlessly builds to a beautifully massive storm cloud of rock that fully engulfs you. That's what Ghastly City Sleep's Moondrifts is like. This shouldn't come as a total surprise with members coming from bands like City of Caterpillar, and getting help from Kayo Dot's Mia on strings. Moondrifts is being released by Robotic Empire, home of Torche, Kayo Dot, Red Sparrowes and Isis.
This is a band that Brooklyn has been waiting for.
