Laura - Yes Maybe No

What we have here is the new EP from Australia’s power post-rock collective Laura. The EP titled Yes Maybe No has just been released on Elevation Records at the beginning of this month. The EP follows up their second album Radio Swan is Down that was released last year, which may be one of the best post-rock related albums I’ve managed to and willingly hear over the past few years. And you have to remember that I am generally not the largest fan of said genre. However the power and beauty contained within Laura’s music is something that not even I can deny or just casually brush off. They pack a fairly large and often menacing punch that comes off as rather genuine, which is something that I think is often missing from a lot of the music that finds itself underneath the same umbrella.

Yes Maybe No is a bit of step in a different direction however for Laura. Not as dark as their previous album, but still supplying the same shoegazey wall of sound whenever they so choose. The EP is filled by three different ambient styled tracks to sort of segue into more traditional structured songs. The final track “Another One for the Humans” seems to be the largest departure for the band as it’s a rather lengthy dive into the more moody subdued post-rock territories until about the six and half minute mark where it takes a rather interesting turn towards a noisier jamming session that fills out the rest of the track and is definitely best heard with the stereo turned up. All in all though it would appear Yes Maybe No is a rather concise display of what Laura brings to the table and in the process gives us the listeners a bit of a look into what the future might hold for this rather talented group of musicians.

Laura - Cardboard Cut Out Robot Victim Hero Children [MP3]

For those interested in picking up a copy of Yes Maybe No then definitely head on over to Elevation Records. I strongly suggest doing it ASAP as this EP has been limited to just 2000 copies and will be gone for good after that. Enjoy!