Owel is a band obsessed with expanse. Utilizing string arrangements while making sweeping post-rock songs, the effect is music that’s ornate but not so delicate it can’t be grasped. The songs have a swing to them, not unlike the way Foxing makes ruminative tracks that you can still sway along to. On November 11, Equal Vision Records will release Dear Me and The A.V. Club is streaming “Pale Soft Light,” a song that hits on all of Owel’s established sounds while exploring the boundaries of its sound. In excess of seven minutes, Owel makes a track that’s ambient yet anchored, as sweeping crescendos are balanced against subtly affecting choruses. Vocalist Jay Sakong animated the video for the song and also had this to say about the track’s creation: