Release Date: August 07th 2026. Record Label: Various. Formats: CD/DD/Vinyl
Takeoffs & Landings - Tracklist
1.Takeoffs & Landings [3:11]
2. Marmoris [5:21]
3. From This Summit We Can See The Heavens & Stars [5:33]
4. When Suddenly... [5:48]
5. You Are My Temple [5:42]
6. Migratory Patterns [3:58]
7. I Hope That Road Leads You Somewhere Beautiful, Somewhere You Belong [4:13]
8. Second Star To The Right, And Straight On 'Til Morning [6:41]
Lineup
Andie Gill - Guitar / Synths
Chris Core - Guitar
Tom Hazlehurst - Guitar
Matt Benatan - Bass / Synths
Vince Knight-Schrijver - Drums
Review
Instrumental Post-Rock/Post-Metal collective Din Of Celestial Birds follow up their acclaimed debut album The Night Is For Dreamers with their more expansive and bolder second album Takeoffs & Landings. Taking a more Alt Rock and Cinematic Rock approach to their music which allows the band to add new levels of emotional intensity to their music. This new creative approach allows the band to be closer to the likes of Pelican and Russian Circles whilst thinking outside the box with subtle Psych Rock melodies being quite forward thinking especially within the highly intricate synths that dominate the quieter Ambient moments.
Takeoffs & Landings starts quite emotional and superbly uplifting within the excellent opening tracks Takeoffs & Landings, Marmoris and From This Summit We Can See The Heavens & Stars. The sound is quite progressive with a lush spaced out energy appearing from the glorious synths but Din Of Celestial Birds always deploy an aggressive Post-Metal sound that brings a ferocious Atmospheric Sludge based energy to the record. The music is brilliantly fast and unapologetically intense which makes up some of the album's standout moments.
Din Of Celestial Birds spend a great amount of time developing the “Cinematic” score that’s the underlying power of this record which allows the band to move into many different arenas of Instrumental Rock with an unexpected Shoegaze delivery appearing when you least expect this. The powerful Post-Metal instrumental grooves do have that vibrant “underground” energy which transforms into something with wider commercial appeal and that’s no bad thing at all.
Din Of Celestial Birds aim for their biggest and heaviest sounds possible on tracks such as From This Summit We Can See The Heavens & Stars, When Suddenly, You Are My Temple, I Hope That Road Leads You Somewhere Beautiful, Somewhere You Belong and Second Star To The Right, And Straight On 'Til Morning.
There’s also a wicked Electronic score that can be heard within the background of the record which once again taps into the haunting blend of Cinematic Post-Rock or even “Soundtrack” based material. Whatever, you want to call this, bloody intense, emotionally charged, grounded and brilliantly real by a group of amazingly talented musicians.
Takeoffs & Landings is a highly adventurous and superbly real album which can be quite challenging to listen to at times but it’s emotional rewards are HUGE with Din Of Celestial Birds proving why they’re fastly becoming one of the most promising and celebrated Post-Rock/Post-Metal bands the UK scene currently has right now.
These guys are simply unstoppable on this release where you feel genuinely part of the action. This is a type of an album that you never want to end and with first rate production values heard throughout then this is the complete package for devoted followers of the Post-Rock/Post-Metal scene can simply do without.
Awesome. End Of.
Words by Steve Howe
Thanks to Frenchie PR Trail for the promo.
Takeoffs & Landings Four is available to buy now on CD/DD/Vinyl from the links below:
Links
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