Caspian’s new album has the potential for much more than it accomplishes. Tracks like “Mie” and “Vienna” show what that band could do, but instead we’re stuck with tracks like “La Cerva” and “Concrescence.” What’s wrong with the band? Nothing sets them apart from other post-rock bands. They often sound like a feedbackier Explosions in the Sky, or like 65daysofstatic: full of guitar solos and churning power. If they noodled more, as they do on “Mie,” they would have their own sound, since “Mie” has elements rarely used by other post-rock bands. “Vienna,” despite being instrumental like all their tracks, has emotion and beauty. Lots of it. At their best, Caspian makes beautiful, epic tracks; at their worst, they’re generic post-rock. - Evan Tokarz