anyone into 2nd-wave postrock?

[Manny]

Let's start a discussion.

I  just listened to the tracks on the myspace page of the band This 
Will Destroy You (from Texas) and it got me thinking.

Who thinks that the current crop of "second-wave postrock" is the best 
current example of the same kind of shimmery ambient goodness effect 
that the wave of both shoegaze and ethereal-goth bands did in the '90s?

I'm speaking of the likes of stuff like Mogwai, Explosions in the Sky, 
Mono, Unwed Sailor, and the stable of bands on labels like Temporary 
Residence, plus lesser known acts (there are at least five local bands 
doing this in the Pittsburgh area).

Do you hear any beauty in the contemplative darkness of this music, 
even though it's not postpunk, it doesn't usually have any vocals (let 
alone spooky or angelic sounding ones), it doesn't have a dance beat, 
and the players basically look like (and are) indie rockers?

-MT