Somehow Remora has managed to survive fifteen years straddling between post rock, drone, & post-apocalyptic pop. While best known for minimalist guitar riffs & picking patterns looped & reverbed out, there have been entire releases focused on americana, a cappella, & electro. So with any new Remora release one is left wondering exactly what to expect. On Scars Bring Hope Remora's Brian John Mitchell is guided by the hands of engineer & producer Brian Lea McKenzie (Electric Bird Noise) to make the most polished Remora album to date. From three hours of demo tapes McKenzie selected a dozen songs to focus on for the album. The first time out of a bedroom recording environment, Mitchell's work blossoms in the studio. Remora's guitar, bass, & vocal song structures are ugmented by horns, organ, drums, piano, optical theremin, & more.