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
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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