HORSES IN THE SKY

Horses In the Sky finds A Silver Mt. Zion succeeding at the experiment they'd been working towards over their last few albums, which was to create a song-oriented version of the fragile, ramshackle post-rock sound cooked up by the Godspeed You Black Emperor/Silver Mt. Zion collective. In particular, they prove to have a knack for writing incredibly catchy songs about completely depressing things - I can't help but sing along to the "I love my dog and she loves me" section of God Bless Our Dead Marines, for instance. On the whole, it's a very successful breakout into uncharted territory for the band.