Over the course of four albums, Brooklyn-based three piece Bear in Heaven have carved out a reputation for epic, soundscapey post-rock that manages to combine experimentation with mainstream appeal. But on Time Is Over One Day Old, they seem to be caught in a musical no-man's land between the two. The standout tracks here – such as opener Autumn, on which they dabble in pounding drums laced with synths and approach something like Factory Floor's "live techno"; and the similarly driving Demon – are easily outnumbered by boring, faintly dirgey expositions. The Sun and the Moon and the Stars, for example, goes nowhere, and instead stays steadfast in its slow, indifferent navel-gazing, as does They Dream, which feels a lot longer than its 5:34 run time. When they finally do get experimental with the mostly beatless reverb of Dissolve the Wall, it feels like an afterthought, its one repeated refrain quickly faded out and covered in a wave of distortion. Album closer You Don't Need the World sees them get closer to that sweet spot between avant garde and chart; but while it's strangely haunting, it only serves to show how uninspiring the rest of the album is.