Memory Lame is another poignant and complex release from Giraffes? Giraffes!

The math-rock duo, comprised of Ken Topham (drums) and Joseph Andreoli (guitar), write music that weaves and ducks and dives in a series of varying guitar and drum progressions, often seemingly without restraint. Their 2007 classic More Skin With Milk-Mouth is one of the genre’s most well known records, introducing it to a wider audience alongside acts such as You Slut! and TTNG.

Memory Lame proves no different. Flitting from math-rock to post-rock, it’s a beautiful record full of off-kilter beats and poignant guitars, compositions that create a real depth to the album’s instrumentation.

Even amid the randomness however, there is an appeal that goes beyond their typical math-rock veneer. Where tracks such as ‘’Hug of Death’’ are busy and boast some of the most memorable riffs on show, the likes of ‘’The Teenagers In The Woods’’ lose themselves in a post-rock mesh that draws parallels to contomperaries Alpha Male Tea Party and Cleft.

An enveloping and totally eccentric release, Memory Lane sticks true to its goals without losing face to accessibility. A bargain worth making for such a distinct and dynamic duo.