EASILY MISUNDERSTOOD

On Easily Misunderstood, The Samuel Jackson Five present a more jazz-influenced and sonically diverse brand of post-rock than many of their competitors were offering. They also show a good command of a variety of moods; whilst many post-rock bands tend to focus on a fairly limited emotional pallette, the Five show that as well as the typical post-rock dread and foreboding themes they are also capable of delicate beauty (Song for Sarah), whilst Psycho Derelict sounds to me like the theme tune to an indie Western movie. Taken as a whole, it shows a lot more originality than many second-tier post-rock bands are able to muster, and will be of interest to any post-rock fan looking for something a little different.