Air Formation - Daylight Storms

It’s actually kind of odd in a way. I found myself getting pretty excited about the new album Daylight Storms by Air Formation after never really listening to them a whole lot. It’s not completely out of the blue I suppose. I have enjoyed the bands music for a few years now; however it really wasn’t until last years EP 57 Octaves Below that I really began to take notice of them. In fact I actually wanted to write something about that EP a few months back, but never got around to it and then I figured out they had this album coming out eventually which put things on hold a bit. But back to what I initially stated. I found my excitement for Daylight Storms to be slightly surprising. Like it sort of snuck up on me in a way or dwelled inside of me until just about a week before the album came out. All of that though can be attributed to a wonderful EP and goes to show that great music does in fact stick with you whether you know it or not.

On to the actual album though, Daylight Storms is exactly what I’d hoped it would be. It’s full of lush shimmering beauty that, while being heavily influenced by earlier shoegaze groups, it shares a lot in common with the epic beauty found within some post-rock groups like Explosions in the Sky or God is an Astronaut but maybe not as powerful. The combination is great though and Air Formation continues to prove that they only get better with each release. Their sound is a perfect blend of hope and sadness that goes right along with those occasional late night reflections we have. It’s simply great stuff that hopefully will get this band some much deserved recognition. All I can say is don’t make the mistake I made and brush them off like I did for quite awhile.

Air Formation – Cold Morning [MP3]
Air Formation – Adrift [MP3]

For those interested you can pick up the album here or check out Club AC30 if you’re in the UK. Enjoy!