Do Make Say Think - Other Truths

As one of the leading reasons for Constellation's impeccable reputation, Toronto's Do Make Say Think somehow make being brilliant look and sound infuriatingly easy. The eight current members mix multiple drum kits, guitar, bass, violin, percussion, brass and woodwind into a vibrant nebula of jazz meets post-rock meets folk. Improving on the wobbly sound quality of some earlier releases, Other Truths is thankfully a relatively hi-fi recording, beautifully communicating the subtleties of this inspirational octet's lavish music. Opening track Do is the most urgent of those on show (the others unsurprisingly titled, Make, Say and Think) with an uncharacteristically prominent use of guitar, yet it never lapses into the delay-heavy arpeggiation of lesser contemporaries like Explosions In The Sky. Perhaps thanks to their folk background, DMST also hold onto a natural, airiness; avoiding fussy arrangement or heavy compression, allowing room to breathe and providing this album with a freshness on repeated listens.