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Not for Want of Trying

Maybeshewill · 2008

51 min · 14 tracks · post-rock

Intricate guitar melodies and soaring crescendos create a cinematic soundscape that pulls listeners into a reflective journey.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • long immersive listening sessions
  • reflective and contemplative moods
  • gradual builds and payoffs

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2008, 'Not for Want of Trying' is Maybeshewill's debut album, marking their entrance into the post-rock scene. At this point, they were establishing their identity after forming in 2006, transitioning from local performances to wider recognition.
Stylistic neighbors
Sons of Alpha Centauri· Vision Eternel· Foals

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Ixnay on the Autoplay 1:42
  • 2 Seraphim & Cherubim 3:16
  • 3 The Paris Hilton Sex Tape 3:34
  • 4 I’m in Awe, Amadeus! 3:39
  • 5 We Called for an Ambulance but a Fire Engine Came 3:23
  • 6 Heartflusters 3:48
  • 7 C.N.T.R.C.K.T. 2:26
  • 8 He Films the Clouds, Part 2 6:42
  • 9 Not for Want of Trying 5:33
  • 10 Takotsubo 1:57
  • 11 He Films the Clouds 2:12
  • 12 The Paris Hilton Sex Tape (Japanese Spy Transcript EP version) 3:32
  • 13 ... In Another Life, When We Are Both Cats 5:15
  • 14 Japanese Spy Transcript 3:58

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