The Shallows

The band have chosen, for better or worse, to live in one singular mood on this album that explores the ongoing relationship between humanity and technology.

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It would be too easy to write off I Like Trains as post-rock also-rans; over the last five years the Leeds outfit have flirted with the notion of a breakthrough, winning acclaim for their dense soundscapes and charcoal subject matter. Yet, as time has moved on the band has dissolved into the background, cast aside as the nearly-but-not-quite-men. With any justice, album number three should change all that.

iLiKETRAiNS - The Shallows review: Moody British post-punk with a beautiful intensity.