Hammock
Play Radio
Listen to Hammock Radio,
featuring artists like The American Dollar, Lights Out Asia, Slow Dancing Society, July Skies and more…
-
Search on Spotify
Yes, it scrobbles! Learn more
5,811,831 plays (216,963 listeners)
Hammock is the ambient/post-rock project of composers Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson. They debuted Hammock in early 2005 with the full length album Kenotic.
Since their debut, Hammock released an EP in mid-2005 called Stranded Under Endless Sky, and The Sleepover Series, Vol. 1 (Remastered) six months later in early 2006. In November 2006, Hammock released the full-length follow up to “Kenotic”, Raising Your Voice…Trying to Stop an Echo. In Fall of 2007, Hammock was invited by Jonsi Birgisson (Sigur Ros) and Alex Somers (Parachutes) to perform at the overseas debut art exhibition of Riceboy Sleeps (now Jonsi & Alex). Hammock released Maybe They Will Sing for Us Tomorrow in May 2008, which was the “studio performance” recording of the music that Byrd and Thompson wrote for that performance, their first-ever live show.
Chasing After Shadows…Living with the Ghosts followed in May 2010. The first video from the album, ”Breathturn” by David Altobelli was released in late March, and the first song from the album, “You Lost the Starlight in Your Eyes” was launched in April via a free download on the band’s site. On December 14, 2010, the band released exclusively through its own website the EP Longest Year, a beat-less and wordless “mini-album” whose title referenced the duo’s difficult 2010, which included the near-destruction of Byrd’s home by an epic 100-year flood in Nashville.
A majority of Hammock’s music is ambient instrumental, save for a few tracks that feature haunting ethereal vocals. Hammock is all about the guitars—the band’s sound is “sleepier” than the brash, often obvious crescendos of their post-rocker cousins, reminiscent of 80’s Brian Eno and early 90’s Nick McCabe of the band The Verve.
Since their debut, Hammock released an EP in mid-2005 called Stranded Under Endless Sky, and The Sleepover Series, Vol. 1 (Remastered) six months later in early 2006. In November 2006, Hammock released the full-length follow up to “Kenotic”, Raising Your Voice…Trying to Stop an Echo. In Fall of 2007, Hammock was invited by Jonsi Birgisson (Sigur Ros) and Alex Somers (Parachutes) to perform at the overseas debut art exhibition of Riceboy Sleeps (now Jonsi & Alex). Hammock released Maybe They Will Sing for Us Tomorrow in May 2008, which was the “studio performance” recording of the music that Byrd and Thompson wrote for that performance, their first-ever live show.
Chasing After Shadows…Living with the Ghosts followed in May 2010. The first video from the album, ”Breathturn” by David Altobelli was released in late March, and the first song from the album, “You Lost the Starlight in Your Eyes” was launched in April via a free download on the band’s site. On December 14, 2010, the band released exclusively through its own website the EP Longest Year, a beat-less and wordless “mini-album” whose title referenced the duo’s difficult 2010, which included the near-destruction of Byrd’s home by an epic 100-year flood in Nashville.
A majority of Hammock’s music is ambient instrumental, save for a few tracks that feature haunting ethereal vocals. Hammock is all about the guitars—the band’s sound is “sleepier” than the brash, often obvious crescendos of their post-rocker cousins, reminiscent of 80’s Brian Eno and early 90’s Nick McCabe of the band The Verve.
Shouts:
975 shouts
Top Albums
-
Kenotic
Hammock
Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $8.99
- 7digital $9.99
- Juno $13.49
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Hammock
- Amazon $12.99
- eBay Search
-
Maybe They Will Sing for Us Tomorrow
Hammock Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $8.99
- 7digital Search
- Juno $10.99
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Hammock
- Amazon $14.99
- eBay Search
-
Chasing After Shadows...Living with the Ghosts
Hammock Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $8.99
- 7digital Search
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Hammock
- Amazon $12.99
- eBay Search
Shoutbox
-
chatorisa wrote:
Raising Your Voice... Trying To Stop An Echo <3
-
alex_robe wrote:
<3
-
module64 wrote:
This is not post rock that much, a lot more drone or ambient
-
ForgetMeNot_ wrote:
perfect ...
-
Fevered17 wrote:
My most listened to band in 2011 (by far). Incredible music. It can't be matched.
-
Foln wrote:
maybe they will sing for us is the best
-
xxxKillianxxx wrote:
so <3
-
VK1990 wrote:
Winter Light
-
Akmol wrote:
Kenotic is best too.
-
affasf wrote:
Chasing After Shadows their best (?)
-
fishdyinglong wrote:
soo transcendent // i drowning in this sound!
-
disastercasper wrote:
This music is so great. There's no true similar artist, this music is so unique that I have played every album over and over and over again. Still great though. Check out the new online single. It is a reworking of Parkers Chapel featuring Brooke Waggoner on vocals, enjoy :) http://hammock.bandcamp.com/album/parkers-chapel-featuring-brooke-waggoner-single
-
gwfaa wrote:
New Good Weather For An Airstrike album influenced by the likes of Sigur Ros, Eluvium, Hammock and Stars Of The Lid etc available at http://goodweatherforanairstrike.bandcamp.com/
-
Claggy wrote:
I have an ad for "The Hammock Company" while on this page. hahah
-
Andrey_Evil wrote:
море эмоций
-
LOLINAS wrote:
I seriously love this band
-
Andi242GER wrote:
If you like Hammock, you'll also like Offsets, free download via http://distancerecordings.com/dist013
-
HenySis wrote:
thanks for existing somewhere in the space and time...
-
-snowandlights wrote:
if you like music like hammock and in this preview video.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgsJHWNjLgc then make sure you visit my blog starting in the new year as i will be posting a song a day all next year. x
-
leshtricity wrote:
parkers chapel is my new favorite hammock song.
Videos
-
Play
No Agenda (feat. Steve Kilbey)
-
Play
Parkers Chapel
-
Play
Sinking Inside Yourself
-
Play
One Another
News
-
asleep
5 Oct 2011 | from hammockmusic.com/news -
Store
9 Apr 2011 | from hammockmusic.com/news -
music
22 Mar 2011 | from hammockmusic.com/news
Listening Now
Top Listeners
-
ipadraic
Top Listener
-
standartmusicLV
Top Listener
-
VovaVF
Top Listener
-
G-O-R-T
Top Listener
Recent Activity
-
orangeparty, Boursh, Penva and 16 other people added Hammock to their libraries. 5 minutes ago
-
NicklessPT tagged Hammock with instrumental, shoegaze, ambient and one other tag. yesterday afternoon
-
NicklessPT, lukashkohm, DrakeSkull and 8 other people added Hammock to their libraries. yesterday afternoon
-
glamdicinn tagged Hammock with ambient and post-rock. Tuesday afternoon
-
keep_rollin tagged Hammock with ‘post-rock’. Tuesday afternoon
-
keep_rollin added Hammock to keep_rollin’s library. Tuesday afternoon
-
ImNotALiar tagged Hammock with instrumental, ambient and post-rock. Tuesday morning
-
Proffy_45 tagged Hammock with electronic, instrumental, shoegaze and 2 other tags. Tuesday morning
-
elokalmo, ambbyask, koshi_san and 9 other people added Hammock to their libraries. Tuesday morning
-
imtrance tagged Hammock with ambient and post-rock. Sunday morning
Related Journals
-
2011 in review
by xspeedxodysseyx |
27 Dec 2011
-
Favourite albums of 2011
by UnaLaguna |
27 Dec 2011
-
Top Albums
by smokin_blues |
20 Oct 2011
Groups (109)
-
Hammock
144 members
-
July Skies
57 members
-
Post-rock lovers from Russia & other neighbouring countries
132 members
-
Ties Of Senses FM
129 members
-
As the night passes to dawn, we listen to post-rock
421 members
More Information
- Links
- Band Members
- Labels
