Millions of Brazilians

Millions of Brazilians, Dianogah's third proper release, finds the group marrying the more textural work of their aptly titled debut, Old Material, New Format, to a formerly unseen layer of structural sophistication. Nowhere is this better evidenced than on "Flat Panda," a wide-eyed exercise in dynamic that showcases a few clever tremolo effects and the band's innate sense of melody. Elsewhere, as on the brilliant opening cut, "Wrapping the Lamb, Sir," or the thundering "Maria, Which Has Got Her Heart Completely Fucked Up," the band manages to breathe new life into even the most tired post-rock clichés. And that's saying a lot, considering the number of instrumental artists who still believe that a modicum of sonic climax in every song is all that's necessary to create quality music.