Hands by We Vs. Death

Hands is a slow moving tune bookended with verses about work.

http://www.beepbeep.nl/wp-content/music/we-vs-death/a-black-house/02%20-%20We%20vs.%20Death%20-%20Hands%20.mp3

Thomas Corner And The Valley Houses by We Vs. Death

Thomas Corner and the Valley Houses is a slow builder, starting with a relaxed pace and accelerating as it proceeds.

http://www.beepbeep.nl/wp-content/music/we-vs-death/we-too-are-concerned/05%20Thomas%20Corner%20And%20The%20Valley%20Houses.mp3

Black Map by We Vs. Death

Black Map is the penultimate number on A Black House, A Coloured Home. It's a sparkling instrumental in the midst of We Vs. Death's surprisingly lyrical album.

http://www.beepbeep.nl/wp-content/music/we-vs-death/a-black-house/06%20-%20We%20vs.%20Death%20-%20Black%20map.mp3

And How To Translate It by We Vs. Death

And How To Translate It opens We Too Are Concerned/We Are Too Concerned and sets the pace for that record.

http://www.beepbeep.nl/wp-content/music/we-vs-death/we-too-are-concerned/01%20And%20How%20To%20Translate%20It.mp3

Wake 44 by We Vs. Death

The percussion really makes Wake 44. It starts with a stuttering drum rhythm and a few sparse notes to add color. Guitars an brass are added to and taken from this foundation, but it's the extra percussion at 5 minutes that makes my ears perk.

http://www.beepbeep.nl/wp-content/music/we-vs-death/We%20vs%20death%20Green%20Concorde/03-%20Wake%2044.mp3

The Things You Did by We vs. Death

The Things You Did opens up the album A Black House, A Coloured Home.

http://www.beepbeep.nl/wp-content/music/we-vs-death/a-black-house/01%20-%20We%20vs.%20Death%20-%20The%20things%20you%20did.mp3

Workers Are Referred To As "Hands" by We Vs. Death

It no doubt took some hands to make the slow, mournful post-rock of Workers Are Referred to as "Hands".

http://www.beepbeep.nl/wp-content/music/we-vs-death/We%20vs%20death%20Green%20Concorde/02-%20Workers%20Are%20Refered%20to%20as%20hands.mp3

Concertina by We Vs. Death

Consertina has a slow, somewhat mournful tenor running through the track.

http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/7246617/Consertina.mp3

Pictures From Stellenbosch by We Vs. Death

Every time I come back and listen to We Vs. Death, I'm somewhat surprised just how much I like their music. Pictures From Stellenbosch is part of a particularly tight, self-titled EP.

http://www.beepbeep.nl/wp-content/music/we-vs-death/We%20vs%20death%20Green%20Concorde/01-%20Pictures%20from%20Stellenbosch.mp3

My Dog Is Watching Me by We Vs. Death

The frantic pulsing of My Dog Is Watching Me is amusingly at odds with its silly name.

http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/2880035/My%2BDog%2BIs%2BWatching%2BMe.mp3

City Counsil Cosmos by We Vs. Death

The name City Council Cosmos suggests some juxtaposition of the mundane and the otherworldly, but the song itself seems firmly lodged in the ether.

http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/7246482/City%2BCouncil%2BCosmos.mp3

Mirage by We Vs. Death

Perhaps one of the best tracks from A Black House, A Coloured Home is Mirage. It does what We vs. Death does best: rhythmic, glittering post-rock.

http://www.beepbeep.nl/wp-content/music/we-vs-death/a-black-house/04%20-%20We%20vs.%20Death%20-%20Mirage.mp3

Golden Medals by We Vs. Death

Golden Medals rounds out A Black House, a Coloured Home with a slowly accelerating pulse.

http://www.beepbeep.nl/wp-content/music/we-vs-death/a-black-house/07%20-%20We%20vs.%20Death%20-%20Golden%20medals.mp3

The Sun by We Vs. Death

I've come to realize that what get's my attention best in a song is an interesting rhythm, and The Sun, and most We Vs. Death, is all about interesting and changing rhythms.

http://www.beepbeep.nl/wp-content/music/we-vs-death/a-black-house/03%20-%20We%20vs.%20Death%20-%20The%20sun.mp3

Collection Of Stones by We Vs. Death

The new album A Black House, A Coloured Home has We Vs. Death adding singing to their music. Collection of Stones steps even farther afield, trading in their typical post rock sound in for a more sparse, more traditionally structured song.

http://www.beepbeep.nl/wp-content/music/we-vs-death/a-black-house/05%20-%20We%20vs.%20Death%20-%20Collection%20of%20stones.mp3

Wave Goodbye With Your Little Hand by We Vs. Death

I really like We vs. Death, but the strings in Wave Goodbye With Your Little Hand take it to a whole other level. This tune is epic.

http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/7562387/Wave%2BGoodbye%2BWith%2BYour%2BLittle%2BHand.mp3

Fieldfire by We Vs. Death

Fieldfire has the same post-rock ebb and flow and the same horn flourishes of We Vs. Death's other work. It's a formula that works well for the length of their album, We Are Too Concerned.

http://www.beepbeep.nl/wp-content/music/we-vs-death/we-too-are-concerned/08%20Fieldfire.mp3

Mother And Father And Me by We Vs Death

Mother and Father and Me goes through many changes during its six minute playing time. It start out rough and aggressive, but slows down and relaxes quickly. It picks up and relaxes again several times, weaving different instruments in and out deftly.

http://www.beepbeep.nl/wp-content/music/we-vs-death/we-too-are-concerned/07%20Mother%20And%20Father%20And%20Me.mp3

Pictures From Stanford by We Vs. Death

Post-rock can get boring, but We Vs. Death have a way of moving around in a piece that keeps me interested. They also have a knack for titles, such as today's song, Pictures from Stanford.

http://www.beepbeep.nl/wp-content/music/we-vs-death/we-too-are-concerned/02%20Pictures%20From%20Stanford.mp3

One Light Will Do by We Vs. Death

As a title, One Light Will Do sticks you with an image before you get to listen to the song. That image seems to fit the simple, repetitive, beautifully relaxing track.

http://www.beepbeep.nl/wp-content/music/we-vs-death/we-too-are-concerned/04%20One%20Light%20Will%20Do.mp3