Artist: Hammock | Album: Mysterium | Released: 2017 | Genre: Ambient, Post-Rock | Country: USA | Duration: 00:58:07

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A duo whose ambient soundscapes have drawn comparisons to artists like Boards of Canada and Sigur Rós, Hammock formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2004. The duo was originally conceived by Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson, who were both former members of the band Common Children. Hammock released their debut full-length, Kenotic, on their eponymous label in 2004; The Sleepover Series, Vol. 1 followed one year later. Hammock’s profile was heightened in 2006 during the Winter Olympics when NBC played several of their songs during coverage of the figure-skating competition. Darla signed Hammock later that year, and the band’s third album, Raising Your Voice… Trying to Stop an Echo, emerged in November.

Maybe They Will Sing for Us TomorrowHammock’s fourth full-length, Maybe They Will Sing for Us Tomorrow, came out in 2008. The album, which was a studio recording of music written to perform at the overseas debut art exhibition of Jónsi & Alex, found the duo striving for a more stripped-down, minimal sound. Released in 2011, the Longest Year EP reflected the trials and tribulations — including the flooding of Byrd’s home — the band experienced in 2010. In late 2011 they released Asleep in the Downlights, an EP recorded with Steve Kilbey and Tim Powles, both alt-rock veterans and members of Australian band the Church. Their next two albums, 2012’s critically-acclaimed Departure Songs and its 2013 follow-up Oblivion Hymns, saw Hammock expanding their palette toward a more grandiose neo-classical style using sweeping orchestral arrangements and choral elements to great effect. A year later, a reissue of their 2005 Sleepover Series, Vol. 1 LP coincided with the release of a sequel album, Sleepover Series, Vol. 2. 2016’s Everything and Nothing paired the swelling crescendos of their later work with their more post-rock, guitar-based approach. In August 2017, Hammock returned with Mysterium, an hour-long conceptual work composed as a memorial for Clark Kern, a close friend of Byrd’s who died in 2016.

Tracklisting:

01. Now and Not Yet [6:18]
02. Mysterium [7:12]
03. When the Body Breaks [4:23]
04. Things of Beauty Burn [4:41]
05. I Would Give My Breath Away [3:11]
06. Remember Our Bewildered Son [6:04]
07. Dust Swirling into Your Shape [3:48]
08. Numinous [5:20]
09. For My Sister [6:25]
10. Elegy [5:05]
11. This Is Not Enough (Epilogue) [5:40]

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Hammock – The duo was originally conceived by Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson, who were both former members of the band Common Children. Hammock released their debut full-length, Kenotic, on their eponymous label in 2004; The Sleepover Series, Vol. 1 followed one year later. Hammock’s profile was heightened in 2006 during the Winter Olympics when NBC played several of their songs during coverage of the figure-skating competition. Darla signed Hammock later that year, and the band’s third album, Raising Your Voice… Trying to Stop an Echo, emerged in November.
Hammock – The album, which was a studio recording of music written to perform at the overseas debut art exhibition of Jónsi & Alex, found the duo striving for a more stripped-down, minimal sound. Released in 2011, the Longest Year EP reflected the trials and tribulations — including the flooding of Byrd’s home — the band experienced in 2010. In late 2011 they released Asleep in the Downlights, an EP recorded with Steve Kilbey and Tim Powles, both alt-rock veterans and members of Australian band the Church. Their next two albums, 2012’s critically-acclaimed Departure Songs and its 2013 follow-up Oblivion Hymns, saw Hammock expanding their palette toward a more grandiose neo-classical style using sweeping orchestral arrangements and choral elements to great effect. A year later, a reissue of their 2005 Sleepover Series, Vol. 1 LP coincided with the release of a sequel album, Sleepover Series, Vol. 2. 2016’s Everything and Nothing paired the swelling crescendos of their later work with their more post-rock, guitar-based approach. In August 2017, Hammock returned with Mysterium, an hour-long conceptual work composed as a memorial for Clark Kern, a close friend of Byrd’s who died in 2016.
Hammock – Now and Not Yet 6:18
Hammock – Mysterium 7:12
Hammock – When the Body Breaks 4:23
Hammock – Things of Beauty Burn 4:41
Hammock – I Would Give My Breath Away 3:11
Hammock – Remember Our Bewildered Son 6:04
Hammock – Dust Swirling into Your Shape 3:48
Hammock – Numinous 5:20
Hammock – For My Sister 6:25
Hammock – Elegy 5:05
Hammock – This Is Not Enough Epilogue

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