I discovered Tristeza via Pandora Radio, on my Saxon Shore/Unwed Sailor station. So, off the bat, you should have a general idea of what to expect. Tristeza (Spanish for sadness) is an instrumental band involving Jimmy LaValle, whom you might know from The Album Leaf.
Spine & Sensory is the band's first album, and this copy is the expanded edition that contains three rare tracks on it. It's all very chill. Early-Saxon Shore is the best way to describe it, I think. The tone of each song differs from the other, as some are just ambient without much going on except for staggering samples and some chorus-y noise. Other times you will have the drums kick in and keep a steady beat as the oh-so-glorious buildup (which is mandatory for instrumental bands, sadly) begins. It's hard not to make some comparisons to the like of Mogwai and Explosions in the Sky, if only indirect ones, and therefore i will also mention that some of the guitars and structures remind me of the now defunct Lambert Post.
I'm finding it a bit difficult to say much about this album. I'm not usually an instrumental listening-to type of person. But i can't say anything bad about this album; it's about what i expected when i bought it. Chill, steady, and smooth. Good for the days that are the sucky transition between Fall and Winter.
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