2, BSS seem cognizant they’re lacking something-maybe a heart, a companion, or self-knowledge. “We got caught in the wrong line,” Drew sings, fading out into a void.Īcross Vol. Splintering horns and clamorous drum hits bring closing track “Wrong Line” closest to the band’s past post-rock exuberance, yet in failing to confidently resolve the strangeness of Let’s Try the After, it makes for an unsatisfactory ending. Zigzagging synth lines and two separate guitar solos bring an easygoing revelry to “Can’t Find My Heart.” “Let’s Try the After” radiates ominous background noise: a low and blurry piano, hissing whispers, vibrant arcade game sounds, and a mournful horn crying in the distance.

There are moments where their beloved innovation breaks through. 2’s “Memory Lover” is energetic and propulsive where the former made for an exciting prologue, the latter feels more like an interlude. 1’s “The Sweet Sea” was sedate, while Vol. The only musical connection lies in their psych-rock instrumental openers. But aside from their titles, there isn’t much cohesion between the two halves of Let’s Try the After. 1, the vibrant instrumental “Remember Me Young” and the melancholic “1972” beautifully captured the thesis. BSS co-founder Kevin Drew has explained that Let’s Try the After is about persevering to overcome life’s obstacles: “Sickness, suicide, uprise, love, death, betrayal, hurt, joy, sex, communication, battles and divisions… Let's just get to their after and start building again.” On Vol.

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