Riffs & Reads
Dispatches from the signal

RIFFS & READS

A personal log of music, books, and live moments. Post-rock edges. Epic fantasy depths. Honest takes, no algorithms.

Latest Posts What I'm Into Now
1 Deep Dives
2 Shows
2026 Est.
// Reading List The Shelf
Way of Kings
Red Rising
Warbreaker
Will of the Many
Name of the Wind
// 01

NOW

live
Currently Listening
Eidola
Mend — full discography deep dive
All six albums covered
Currently Reading
The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson — Stormlight Archives #1
~55% — somewhere in the Shattered Plains
Currently Watching
Foundation
Apple TV+ — Season 2
~50% through season 2
Currently Playing
Pokémon Fire Red
Game Boy Advance — 100% Complete
Shiny hunting postgame
// 02

MUSIC

Deep Dive
Lore Breakdown · Eidola
The Complete Eidola Universe
2026 · 6 Albums · Concept Arc
Essential

Andrew Wells has been building the same story since 2012. Six albums. One concept arc. Two timelines. One soul. From Samsara's death in The Great Glass Elephant to the Alchemist and the Architect's collision across space-time — a complete breakdown of the twelve-year saga, with every major interview where he explains it himself. The most ambitious project in post-hardcore, finally mapped.

// 03

LIVE

Concert Recap
Eidola @ The Mod Club, Toronto
March 19, 2026 · Toronto, ON

The Mod Club was the perfect room for this — intimate enough to feel the kick drum in your ribs, big enough to let the reverb bloom. They opened with "The Architect" and the crowd never really recovered from there.
// 04

COMING SOON

Book Review
The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson · Stormlight Archives #1
Book Review
Red Rising
Pierce Brown · Red Rising Trilogy #1
Deep Dive · Music
The Swancore Sound
Dance Gavin Dance · Sonic Evolution
Concert Recap
More Live Coverage
2026 shows · As they happen