Moonlit Sailor

Moonlit Sailor is a straight-forward indie post-rock band from Borås, Sweden.

Deep Elm Records about MS:

To sum it up succinctly, Colors In Stereo is huge. It's like the thunderous boom of 1,000 armies marching in lockstep. Already receiving well-deserved critical acclaim for creating an entirely new dimension to the post-rock genre, these four Swedes have done it yet again with a truly unique album. Firmly entrenched in their quasi-pop / post-rock roots but adding space-rock elements to their already massive soundscapes, MOONLIT SAILOR has created a blueprint for the future of post-rock. Everything on Colors In Stereo is special: from the sounds you've never heard before, to the arpeggios that swallow you whole, to the powerful crescendos that devastate your senses. If you don't find it difficult to listen without being overwhelmed with emotion, you're not listening. "This album means a lot. When we wrote these songs, we knew that people were going to hear them and we didn't want to disappoint anyone, especially ourselves. It feels like we've taken big steps forward as composers and we hope people hear that in the songs. Everything about who we are we put into the music of Colors in Stereo. As for the title, it reminds us of the future...very positive and joyful. You can really feel the colors float through your inner mind and leave you purified. We wanted to make an positive post rock album" says says bass guitarist Markus Rundlöf. This is the new standard. It's that good. -Deep Elm Records

Reviews of 'So Close To Life'

rockfreaks.net (9/10)

"Everything about MOONLIT SAILOR's "So Close To Life" is beauty; the album artwork seems to have been painted by the music itself as it's the perfect backdrop for songs like "Hope" and "Sunbeams", which have a natural elegance and picturesqueness to them. Maybe mother nature actually gave birth to "Fresh Snow", and Adam, Markus, Oscar and Joakim found it, deciding to pass it off as their own art? They call Boras, Sweden home, where "they often experience weeks without sunlight". Which begs the question: how on earth have they created an album so beautiful, and so pure that it sounds like sunlight in such an environment? They are very guitar-driven with he rest of the instruments providing solid support to allow the guitars to roam free, crafting intricate soundscapes that can grow and culminate before seamlessly drifting to a soft, ethereal lull. Perhaps the finest example of this is the pertinently named "A Week Without Sunlight", which features not only fine soaring guitar-work, but an acoustic bridge before rising to that sweeping crescendo. "So Close To Life" is undeniably assured for a debut, and utterly breathtaking. They are on a mission to perfect post-rock, and they have the potential to do just that. They combine the euphoric feeling Sigur Ros induce with all the dynamical awe of This Will Destroy You. "So Close To Life" enkindles a sort of excitement that will render you absolutely numb."

theheadsupblog.blogspot.com

"Moonlit Sailor is one of my favourite scando-post rock bands since Jeniferever first arrived. There's something soothingly familiar about the new album from the Swedish boys (out on Deep Elm, a sure sign of quality) as the cyclical waves of chiming guitars and glocks act as a trademark across the album, the subtle variations and reprises throughout come off like a well planned orchestral maneuvere...lulling and roaring in equal measure and impacting the sheer emotional weight of the music over and over again. Instrumental rock is not particularly easy to pull off, but these nine tracks of sheer, lump in your throat, devastating beauty are more than enough to pull you in and cast you asunder over the waves of delayed guitars and booming reverb. Beautiful."

independentclauses.com

"This album is an absolute must for all lovers of post-rock, especially those who like crescendos, tension and epic moments. Moonlit Sailor loves that stuff, and they give it to their listeners in spades. “Hope,” “1994″ and “Landvetter” are simply some of the best tunes I’ve ever heard in the genre. Highly recommended."

thecannyshark.blogspot.com (10/10)

"I am so impressed by the stunning beauty of each individual composition (not going to call them songs here) that trying to differentiate between a crescendo and decrescendo within the framework of a given piece is a task more akin to a poet or wordsmith. Suffice it to say, Moonlit Sailor has taken post-rock to a captivating, beautiful level. Do yourself a big favor and get your hands on this."

Reviews of 'A Footprint Of Feelings'

TheSilentBallet.com (7.5/10)

"Instead of cheap tricks, they've simply utilized bombastic drumwork and the prettiest guitars to craft one of 2008's most captivating, engaging releases. As an LP, it is on the short side at 27 minutes But if at the end of the disc I'm left wanting more, then how can I characterize this album as anything but a success? I don't think I can A Footprint Of Feelings is a success. This is music that makes me feel. And for me, that's plenty."

Music.se (4/5)

"When you are listening to similar instrumental bands you are often waiting for the vocals to fade in, you don't with Moonlit Sailor. This is because the guitar parts are weaving the songs together with a tremendous clear and shimering sound that is very interesting to listening to."

Tollbooth.org (9.5/10)

"Non-assuming in nature, there are patterns of swelling and subsiding, like an ocean wave are pounded out in this modern rock masterpiece.
This may sound to my wife as constant noise going nowhere, but I personally get it. With songs like the title, “Night Stroll” and “Waterfall”, it compares easily to the crescendo and decrescendo of a classical orchestral suite. The rising and falling is what can easily draw the listener in, Regrettably, much of the post-rock genre will not catch on in any vein of the mainstream or the “alternative rock” mainstream. .. This is a good thing for those fans that want to keep this stuff to themselves, but a larger audience is missing out on something beautiful in this music without words. I just wish this were longer "