Gainesville's Building the State crafts detailed, mostly organic post-rock that's math-y yet highly melodic — and entrancing. The quartet's soothing washes build slowly into rising waves that dissipate prior to crashing. Vocals are used sparingly and effectively. At its core, Building the State's music is about emotion, not mere technique and execution. The quartet's gig Friday at New World is a record release show — in the old-school sense. Tampa-based New Granada Records is issuing Building the State's acclaimed 2007 EP, Faces in Architecture, as a limited 10-inch vinyl. Incidentally, New Granada chief Keith Ulrey, who also booked the event, won a Loafie for Best Local Scene Stalwart at CL's recent Best of the Bay Awards Show.
Building the State w/Guiltmaker/Her Enemy, 9 p.m. Fri., Oct. 3, New World Brewery, Ybor City, $7.
This article appears in Oct 1-7, 2008.