Post rock music is cutting it pretty fine. So many bands are coming out producing the most generic of instrumental pieces with nothing but heavy guitar riffs and crashing drums which explode and collapse with the most predictable of structural specificity.

But every so often something comes out from the abyss and bites you with the most raw and visceral of dynamic punches. For that we should be incredibly grateful to Edinburgh’s Penguins Kill Polar Bears for their new EP Vessels and Veins.

By ‘bites you’, they haven’t broken the boundaries of their genre (it’s almost the opposite), what I mean is that this EP is so full of heart, so full of passion, that it’s refreshing to hear from such a young band. The record solidifies and reminds us of all that’s great about the tenacity of post rock, and while it doesn’t particularly break any new ground, it’s much more heartfelt than a lot of similar music which is churned through the underground. After all, the emotion’s the most important quality in this kind of music.

Packed to the brim with tremoring rhythms and accented vocals, the record reeks of Scottish east coast anger and genuine passion for what they’re doing. Scottish post rock just got the kick it needed.

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