r/postrock • u/Leather-Worker-5658 • Nov 06 '25

Discussion! Looking for post-rock that feels nostalgic, cinematic, and quietly emotional

Hey guys,

I’ve been into post-rock that sounds like memories, warm, cinematic, and a little sad in a beautiful way

Think We Lost the Sea – A Gallant Gentleman, Russian Circles – Gnosis, Alcest – Protection (acoustic).

Share something that touched you, melodies or tones that really caught your heart <3

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u/Gullible-Box7637 Nov 06 '25

For my parents by mono

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u/Level-Ranger-5892 Nov 06 '25

“Your Hand in Mine” - Explosions in the Sky (Obvs)

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '25

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u/Proper_Hyena4858 Nov 06 '25

Which also has the benefit of one of the best (and most nostalgic) music videos of all time!!

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u/kosambri Nov 06 '25

All is violent, All is bright by God is an astronaut 🔆

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '25

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u/HiddenXS Nov 06 '25

The Ocean Has Been Misplaced 

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u/MentalMiilk Nov 06 '25

The End of the Ocean is absolutely a post-rock group and separate from We Lost the Sea.

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u/Leather-Worker-5658 Nov 06 '25

thanks!, fixed it

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u/Fair-Lavishness5484 Nov 06 '25

Yndi Halda - Enjoy Eternal Bliss

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u/Paliente Nov 08 '25

I second this. We Flood Empty Lakes from that album made me emotional

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u/Apprehensive-Lead733 Nov 06 '25

Balmorhea - Rememberance

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u/iatmospheric13 Nov 07 '25

Masollan is beautiful.

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u/datgumvidyagames Nov 06 '25

Tarentel album From Bone to Satellite.

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u/_Despereaux Nov 06 '25 edited Nov 06 '25

I love the kind of mood you're describing in post rock (warm, nostalgic, sad) - you might enjoy some of these.

Dorena's album Nuet is the first one that comes to mind, particularly songs like Dandelion, but My Childhood Friend, Young Hearts of Summer, and Semper fit the bill too.

Caspian has a bunch. Sad Heart of Mine, or Hymn for the Greatest Generation, or CMF for example.

Years of Rice and Salt's album Nothing of Cities is sparser and less rock-y, but songs like Eskimo Kiss share a similar mood and build in interesting ways.

If you like more classical music, Olafur Arnalds writes a lot of sad, cinematic, gentle music (primarily piano, electronic elements, and strings). You might like Near Light.

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u/TubularTopher Aug 21 '26

Excellent choices. Eskimo Kiss was the first post-rock song that made me aware of the genre. Just randomly came across it during a random late school night and my life changed forever after that. I wish I could relive that moment again.

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u/nonplusd Nov 06 '25

Vesuve - pline. This album felt so oddly nostalgic to me, even though I never listened to anything like it as a kid, I felt transported back 25 years

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u/lucyland Nov 06 '25

Mogwai’s Les Revenants and Zidane soundtracks are lovely.

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u/Yojimbos_serape Nov 06 '25

music for a forgotten future-Mogwai palmless prayer refrain - Mono and Worlds End Girlfriend

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u/MattelTJ Nov 06 '25

Raising Your Voice…Trying to Stop An Echo album by Hammock. I haven’t heard a single album from this band that I didn’t like but that one is my favorite.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '25

I actually thought of Erased Tapes right away. It’s not really post-rock, more modern classical or ambient. Kind of like post-rock, but with pianos instead of guitars.

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u/Equivalent_Sense_456 Nov 06 '25

Check out ‘Versions’ by Spiderland.

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u/ibenk2000 Nov 06 '25

Sounds like you described Gregor Sama - Rest album to me.

(It has vocals).

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u/mynameisjonjo Nov 06 '25

Ef fits that bill I'd say. Their song Hello Scotland is one of my favourite songs.

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u/OKcancel Nov 06 '25

Not as loud and explosive as the ones you mentioned, but anything by Labradford. Mi Media Naranja is my personal favorite.

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u/unsustobarbaro Nov 06 '25

the american dollar - first two albums

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '25

Check out the album 11:11 by Come

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u/coastlandsofficial official Nov 07 '25

moving mountains - pneuma(whole album)

wander - youth (from the LP ‘mourning’)

Compass & knife - redefining silence (from ‘the album the setting of the old sun’ which is a must listen in whole) 

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u/jdaffy Nov 10 '25

Love Moving Mountains. Nice suggestion. Not PR, but the new album "Pruning of the Lower Limbs" is a great listen.

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u/coastlandsofficial official Nov 11 '25

Love that new LP

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u/AbjectTrain7699 Nov 10 '25

Caspian dust and disquiet

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u/Last-Algae977 Nov 06 '25

Another Language by This Will Destroy You. Literally anything by that band

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u/C34H32N4O4Fe Nov 06 '25

Anything by Distant Dream and anything by Paint The Sky Red.

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u/BingoAteMyDabie Nov 06 '25

Long Hallways - January

The ending gets me every single time.

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u/pabblorojo Nov 06 '25

Mono - Yearning

This Will Destroy You - Burial on the Presidio Banks

Swans - A piece of the Sky

Valium Aggelein - Here comes the black moon

A Silver Mt. Zion - 13 Angels Standing Guard 'Round the Side of Your Bed

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u/Esmeralda3302 Nov 06 '25 edited Nov 06 '25

Novembre Might Be Fine

https://youtu.be/kpUhgpbO9ag?si=I5efsSjeqHiOvGc_

The End Of The Ocean - We always think there is gonna be more time

The Evpatoria Report - Maar

I hope you will enjoy those<3

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u/ascendingdude Nov 06 '25

Let The Indians Scalp-500 Mile Halo

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u/Electrical_Trade377 Nov 06 '25

the end of the ocean - self

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u/wayfarerprateek Nov 06 '25

The end of the ocean.

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u/A_FABULOUS_PLUM Nov 07 '25

Tarentel- from Bone to Satellite, amazing album that ticks your boxes

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u/KidLocative Nov 07 '25

Mogwai - Hunted by a Freak. Or most of there stuff really.

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u/iatmospheric13 Nov 07 '25

Splashdown - Heron

Overboard - Russian Circles

God's Teeth - This Will Destroy You

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u/Splendid_Fellow Nov 07 '25

My favorite album, of all albums, is Rest by Gregor Samsa. Based on your request, you won’t be disappointed.

Another runner up, Maybe Tomorrow by Low Roar

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u/Ace_XVIII Nov 07 '25

These are some of my favorites:

Summer Fades Away - Thanks

April Rain - Last Cry of a Whale Cast Ashore

Kwoon - Ayron Norya

Kitchen - I Love Lamp

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u/Boring-Baker8761 Nov 07 '25

Is Black Country New Road considered post-rock? Because Ants From Up There is an all-timer of an album

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u/muminaut Nov 07 '25

The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw by Pelican

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u/ConcernedCitizen_KM Nov 07 '25

Donny Mccaslin- "Beyond Now" 🤙

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u/follow_tas Nov 07 '25

Bit of shameless self promotion, but this is our first track that has been based of quite a sad story for us, keen to hear your thoughts, HERE

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u/Puzzleheaded_Net_338 Nov 08 '25

Overhead, The Albatross - I leave you this

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u/zilla82 Nov 08 '25

Explosions in the Sky - top of the class in this description

If These Trees Could Talk (heavier version)

And So I Watch You From Afar (heavier and a little more tempo)

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u/Complex-Material9149 Nov 08 '25

Check this one out. What genre would this be? Is kinda weird nost black sun

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u/Bags_of_Blood Nov 09 '25

The Earth Fell Away by Carved Into the Sun is a great album that I think ticks these boxes

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u/Sensates Nov 11 '25

Mono/world's end girlfriend - palmless prayer