There's no other way to best enjoy We Lost The Sea's debut album, The Quietest Place On Earth, than dropping all activities and letting yourself be wholly immersed in the cinematic soundscapes and post-metal brilliance that make up this record.

The opening of A Quiet Place brings with it a sense of foreboding. The sound of a delicate piano creeps into a crescendo of low murmurs, and as the chilling vocals increase in volume, the accompaniment becomes ever-so-slightly-more intense. A cymbal crashes distantly in small bursts, the tune that was once played on the piano now becomes a guitar until, after five and a half minutes of suspense, all the elements of the track come together in a bright but subtle wall of sound. Just as the track peaks, it's then over, leaving you on the very edge of your seat.

The transition into Barkhan Charge keeps you in that position. A lone, twinkling guitar turns into an amalgamation of growls, rumbling guitars and a hollow, reverberating drum-kit. Like the song that came before it, Barkhan Charge closes with an abrupt halt, neatly shifting from the doom and gloom into something sweeter and more harrowing.

It's very easy for a band with such strong post-rock influences to sound derivative, but We Lost The Sea prove their originality with the amount of variation present in this album. It showcases an impressive dynamic range of different styles and skill-sets yet nothing feels out of place.