EXITMUSIC : Passage

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EXITMUSIC : Passage
7.3 Secretly Canadian 

EXITMUSIC : Passage

The great emotional wash of post-rock is lost on some people, who either can’t handle that broad a scope or just need vocals to hook them in.  Those people should check out EXITMUSIC’s debut full-length, Passage, which brings the emotion right to you.

The duo of Devon Church and Aleksa Palladino have the quiet-into-big post-rock growth down, from the titular opener of Passage to the tragedy slowly coming closer "Sparks of Light".  But Palladino also adds an epic-yet-intimate vocal cry that properly evokes feelings.  Mostly it is of the darker side, but "The Night" is brighter, and the more synthed "The Modern Age" carries.

When Passage gets a little too stripped to just Palladino, it can feel overwrought, but always gets its message across.  Post-rock for the rest of us.

MP3 Stream: "The Modern Age"

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