Name: Chalice Hymnal
Brand: Grails

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TRR279CD

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2017-02-17

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Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Secre­tly

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

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656605327921

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Grails

Genre US

Post Rock

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Temporary Residence

Grails is an instrumental rock band originally from Portland, Oregon, USA. Currently, they are scattered across NYC, Berlin, Kentucky and Oregon. Their music has captivated audiences with its unique blend of genres and atmospheric soundscapes.

Inspired by the likes of *Red Sparowes*, *Do Make Say Think*, and *Russian Circles*, Grails has carved out their own niche in the instrumental rock scene. Their compositions evoke a wide range of emotions and transport listeners to otherworldly realms.

With influences ranging from post-rock to experimental metal, Grails' discography showcases their versatility as musicians. Fans of bands like *ISIS* and *Godspeed You! Black Emperor* will find solace in Grails' intricate arrangements and powerful performances.

Rather than pick up where they left off, Grails take the sky-high riff-based heaviness of their earlier albums and distill it into a nuanced, widescreen opus. The perennial influences of mid-20th century Western film scores, obscure library music, and psychedelic krautrock are indelibly imprinted, but Chalice Hymnal exudes an eerie patience in unfurling the many layers of its subtle details. Produced by the band over the past five years, Chalice Hymnal bears some of the European psych and experimental hip-hop production techniques of founding members Alex Hall and Emil Amos' other group, Lilacs &amp; Champagne. Amos' meditative metal band, Om, and longtime singer-songwriter project, Holy Sons, also naturally find their way into the Chalice cauldron. Rounding out their leaner line-up, cofounder Zak Riles (also of experimental kraut-psych trio, Watter) layers synths and programming into an electronic-prog hybrid that pushes Grails further into the deep end, displaying a profound resonance, both musically and emotionally. No one else sounds like Grails, and on Chalice Hymnal they sound more like themselves than ever before.

Chalice Hymnal

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