It’s difficult to pinpoint the sound of Quebec trio Big | Brave. You can project the grandiose sprawl of their post-rock Montreal peers, the roaring orchestral cacophony of Swans, the big riff principles of Southern Lord’s more abstract-inclined artists, and the bold beauty of PJ Harvey onto their music, but their sound is still entirely their own. It’s even more difficult to pick apart any reference points for Brazilian tour mates Deaf Kids, whose endless washes of delay-drenched vocals, fragmented crust-punk riffs, and hypnotic rhythm patterns yield a nightmarish delirium that’s at turns wrathfully exhilarating and morosely meditative. Two great bands; two singular visions. by Brian Cook