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2011 sophomore full-length from Leeds-based five-piece Vessels, recorded with Grammy-nominated producer John Congleton (Explosions in the Sky, This Will Destroy You, Modest Mouse) in the heat of the Texan summer, Helioscope is the sun-scorched yin to the yang of the snow-capped peaks of their 2008 debut, White Fields and Open Devices. Where it's predecessor was a studied exercise in structure that played many a post-rock trump card, this nine-song collection is free and loose, though hardly rough-edged or shabby of design. The cunningly crafted motifs and melodies burrow deep into the synapses with little resistance.
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1. Monoform 2. The Trap 3. Recur 4. Later Than You Think 5. Meatman, Piano Tuner, Prostitute 6. Art/Choke 7. Heal 8. All Our Ends 9. Spun Infinite