Next year marks the 20th anniversary of Ireland’s premier post-rock outfit God Is An Astronaut. In anticipation of that splendid occasion, they have released what is arguably their most accomplished work to date in the form of their ninth studio album, Ghost Tapes #10, due February 12th, via Napalm Records. Despite its brisk 37-minute runtime, which is the album’s sole “flaw,” because any new music the group create is music I always want more of, the album never feels rushed. It is instead a brilliantly-realized evolution of the group’s signature sound and sits amongst their best work. Notable from the start is how moody and heavy Ghost Tapes #10 is overall. GIAA has always plumbed darker musical and emotional depths than contemporaries like Mogwai or Explosions in the Sky, but much like o...
