Intelligent complex compositions, overall instrumental feel even when there are lyrics/vocals. These Canadians create uber-cerebral music with not a trace of pompous trappings that proggy, “post-rock” types usually reek of. Songs are epic, meander and surprise. Hard to describe as they have re-defined something here and definitely take the art of sound mixing to another level. Songs are somewhat long, demand attention, incorporate a plethora of instruments but mostly guitar/bass/drums centered. For fans of the neo-classical approach to rock, Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, Mogwai remixes, Kevin Shields/My Bloody Valentine dissonance, even Calexico/Giant Sand nods here and there.

1) brief jazzy drums intro, then slow strummed/phrased second intro, after ~2.5 min a mathy/jazzy beat kicks in and complex guitar and full band let loose, ends after ~4.5 minutes, then a reprise of sorts starts up with woodwinds, confusing and taunting like only DMST can pull
2) brushed drum upbeat almost pop-like with lyrics/vocs
3) this borders on rockin’, urgent beat and feel, definitely louder than most with walls of guitars, lovely out-tro
4) chill experimental ambience gives way to folk-like guitar, Fahey’esque
5) gallopy rhythm, mathy time signature, incorporates nice found sounds/field recordings
6) somewhat rootsy feel in guitars, Calexico twang with some slide and plodding siesta feel
7) upbeat, musical, probably most appealing of the bunch, but has plenty of surprises toward the end (as I’ve learned to expect from this band)
8) simple song feel, guitar and pretty instrumentation, very poplike, cool how it shifts toward end, loudness, vocs even