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  • Summary: The Texas band known for its long instrumental tracks worked with producer John Congleton on its second full-length album.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. Rock Sound
    May 6, 2011
    90
    This is music that creates a vortex in your brain, sucking the entire cosmos in through one ear and out the other, leaving behind only the secrets of the universe and the unerring tranquillity of space. Yes. It really is that good.
  2. Clash Music
    May 10, 2011
    60
    If that's not your bag, then this won't convert you, but if intrigue you have; then check it out.
  3. Filter
    May 25, 2011
    36
    Texas-based group This Will Destroy You is somewhere past the breakers, floating on a body of layered soundscapes and ambient atmosphere.

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  1. TheVillageDrunk
    8
    This Will Destroy You's self-titled debut album was (is) a stunning achievement, a masterpiece of truly epic sounds & a shining example of the way the 'post-rock' (god I hate that label) sound can lift you up. In the four years since the band have released a couple of EP's which took admirable, deliberate steps away from the feel of that album (see last year's Moving On The Edges Of Things). Now Tunnel Blanket is here...& their willingness to go in different directions & look in un-easy places continues to impress me. For the most part the mood here, even in the ambient moments is much heavier, outright angry at times. Right out the gates, Little Smoke is a stand-out moment, after a quiet, un-settling intro the song explodes into an eventual primal howl of rage. It is not happy, but it is excellent. Communal Blood builds over eight minutes to an immense panorama, but again, it's not straightforward lift-you-up stuff, the feel is much more turbulent. Killed The Lord, Left For The New World has a more relaxed outlook & provides a necessary change of pace, as it washes over you, you'll almost feel optimistic again. Powdered Hand ends the album in an almost bittersweet way, & as I took in it's spoken voice-over about the probable truth behind the near-death white-light experience I thought maybe I understood...is there a tunnel leading to a white light? Will there be someone there when I die? Is this the equivalent of a child's comfort blanket? The reality of this world is always more uncomfortable than we want it to be. To sum up, in my opinion, Tunnel Blanket is a heavy, sometimes cold but ultimately truthful experience. It's not something I'll always be in the mood for hearing, but I think it's an important statement & I'm glad This Will Destroy You have made it.… Expand
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