Tell Me About the Long Dark Path Home

by The Newfound Interest in Connecticut

Tell Me About the Long Dark Path Home cover art

The Newfound Interest in Connecticut's seminal 2005 release, Tell Me About the Long Dark Path Home, is a landmark of mid-2000s post-hardcore and emo. The album fuses the intricate, interlocking guitar work of math-rock with the sprawling dynamics of post-rock. Compositions build from hushed, introspective moments into explosive, cathartic climaxes, driven by Moshe Fisher-Rozenberg's complex drumming. Its raw emotional honesty and technical precision secured its legacy as a foundational text for the emo revival, exploring themes of existential searching through a volatile yet meticulously crafted sonic landscape.

Genres

  • Post-Rock
  • Midwest Emo
  • Math Rock

Tracklist

  1. The Computers Stopped Exchanging Information
  2. And Started Sharing Stories
  3. And Then They Kissed
  4. Okay, You Can Be Tigers, But No Crashing
  5. Five Years of Work and We Built That Song
  6. And It Sings for Itself
  7. I Can Hear Your Footsteps Just Outside Camp - Sah, Sah, Sah…
  8. I Can See Your Breath Rising in the Air
  9. On My Back Watching the Northern Lights Recede
  10. The Arctic Circle