THE JIMMY CAKE
spectre and crown

an especially good piece of classically grounded instrumental post-rock from irish band the jimmy cake. this is the band's third album and finds them succeeding at extending and developing a formula that in a lesser ensemble's hands could have come across as potentially repetitive. the variety in the instrumentation prevents these lengthy tracks from outstaying their welcome however, and spectre & crown proves itself to be an engrossing listen - not to mention a really good name for a pub. for every