Based in London, U.K., Alma is an ambient/post-rock group. Formed in 2014 by Monsters Build Mean Robots and Codes in the Clouds member Pete Lambrou and his fellow Codes in the Clouds bandmate, Ciaran Morahan, their name was derived from the abbreviation of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array telescope in Chile.
The group released their first single, "The Great Escape," in early 2015 to widespread acclaim, garnering comparisons to post-rock titans such as Explosions in the Sky and Sigur Ros. This was followed up by second single "To the Stars," which received fur...