Album Review: Lost in Kyiv – We’re All Going to Be Fine
The summer of 2026 is looking to be a special year for Lost In Kiev…oh, sorry, Lost In Kyiv! The French post-rockers now operate under the new name. With festival slots at Arctangent and Pelagic festivals this summer, what other doors will be opened with the name change? With a new full length record “We’re All Going To Be Fine” about to drop, can this be the catalyst to get more heads turning in the world of post-rock and the platform for increased festival appearances? Let’s find out…
No fancy introductions, straight into the crunching grooves; distorted and with plenty of attitude, much like a Pearl Jam or 90s grunge acts. There’s deceptive sense of complexity within the layers and layers of textures, much like a Cult Of Luna composition. Though from these murky depths, there are occasional melodic opulent burst to provide contrast to the mix, with the light shining brilliantly. The pace and dynamics shift constantly in a way that feel organic and well calculated rather than taking the scatter gun approach, hinting at a carefully considered compositional approach.
Then things take a turn during ‘Becoming’. An instrumental band at the core, Lost In Kyiv enlist the vocals of Rebecca from i HAXA, one of the new breed on Pelagic’s mighty deep roster. The music becomes much more stripped back and minimalistic in the early stages of the song, with just the drums, bass, and gentle guitar arpeggios making way for her ethereal and soothing voice to take centre stage! That doesn’t stop the band from piling on the pressure with crushing walls of atmospheric during the chorus though! The impact of such chorus is truly felt when held in comparison to the more soothing versus and ambient segments of this. Just one problem though; as an instrumental band, how will they replicate this in the live arena, assuming Rebecca isn’t available to tour?
Lost In Kyiv have always flirted with the addition of electronic music, with evidence of this in the early stages of ‘Euphoria’. The song title feeling very fitting giving the song’s bruising crescendo and highlight of this 9 minute journey, with the guitars being the focal appoint of this cinematic and atmospheric arc. ‘Liminality’ is another that demonstrates that Lost In Kyiv can successfully apply the tried and tested formula of calmer more ambient segments, to build tension and intrigue, that progress towards huge cathartic and uplifting bursts!
Overall, “We’re All Going To Be Fine” represents evolution and progression for the band, and whilst the album isn’t likely to provide a serious challenge to the crown of post-rock kings just yet, it’s a solid effort in it’s own right.
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