The Ascent of Everest formed in 2005 in Nashville. That is literally all the information I can find on them. They're a post-rock band who have found a way to combine soothing ambience with a swelling, unrelenting barrage of strings. I probably now consider them my favorite post-rock band after Explosions in the Sky, but in fairness, EITS can never be topped by anything ever.
Their first CD, How Lonely Sits The City is the better of the two in my opinion. The songs are much longer, giving them more time to build up and explode, while the songs on their second CD, From This Vantage, have a harder time standing on their own; the CD is better listened to in its entirety. What few vocals there are in How Lonely seem more like obscure background noise, while in their second CD they're brought forward a little more. The Ascent of Everest's sound isn't necessarily sad, as much as it's filled with a sort of beautiful melancholy, and yes, there is a difference. The first song here is from How Lonely Sits The City and the next two are on From This Vantage. Molotov definitely makes it into my top five favorite songs of all time.
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