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Red Sparowes is a post-rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, United States, and comprising current and former members of Isis, Neurosis, Halifax Pier, Angel Hair, Pleasure Forever and Marriages. Their sound is characteristic of soundscape-influenced experimental rock, with an otherwise uncommon extensive use of a pedal steel guitar.
Red Sparowes formed in 2003 as another project for its members: Bryant Clifford Meyer, Greg Burns, Josh Graham, Jeff Caxide, and Dana Berkowitz. Read more on Last.fm
This is the best thing I heard from 2011. The tone of Pelican, the momentum of Mono, and the ambience of Godspeed You! Black Emperor keeps me coming back to this album casually and intentionally in different times. The ability of an album to suit multiple environments and purposes is hard to come by, and this one nails it on the head. In another totally expected move, Pitchfork bombed the review (http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14197-the-fear-is-excruciating-but-therein-lies-the-answer), further reminding me to turn a deaf ear to music blogs.