Sunlight Ascending, the six-piece instrumental rock band from Oakland County, Michigan, return with their latest release Character(s), the second single from their forthcoming album The Dreams We Leave Behind, Open The Door.
The track is a striking instrumental piece, relatively concise by post rock standards, clocking in at six and a half minutes, showcasing the band’s precision, cohesion, and command of their sound.
Character(s) is a dark and weighty composition, leaning into heavier tones and touching on an almost threatening atmosphere. Its sound blends the ethereal with the unsettling, being dreamlike yet shadowed by a subtle sense of dread. The track seems to reach directly into the subconscious, evoking a deep, lingering sense of melancholy and introspection from the very first listen.
ZR