Can Caspian really be 21 years old? You Are the Conductor was released in 2005, instantly launching the Beverly, MA post-rock band into the upper ranks. These past two decades have been kind to the quintet, although six years have passed since the release of On Circles, whose title ironically fits this release; the band has gone back to its roots. The cover art, depicting the Great Boston Fire of 1872, is a depiction of “the way something recognizable could be transformed without losing its underlying identity;” the same principle can be applied to Caspian.
We’re especially enamored with the increased use of strings, hearkening all the way back to the early days of GY!BE. When the full ensemble plays, the quintet becomes a dectet. This is…

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