Shoegaze Album reviews - Page 5

GenresShoegaze

Chrome Neon Jesus

Teenage Wrist

Teenage Wrist - Chrome Neon Jesus 8.1

Album review

Alternative Rock
Grunge
Shoegaze
Chrome Neon Jesus draws openly from the guitar music of the 1990s, but Teenage Wrist make a strong case for returning to those…

Blending

High Vis

High Vis - Blending 8.1

Album review

Alternative Rock
Indie
Post-Punk
Shoegaze
Blending finds High Vis opening up their sound while keeping the force behind it. The London band's guitars reach towards brighter…

Sway

Whirr

Whirr - Sway 7.7

Album review

Alternative Rock
Indie
Shoegaze
Sway slows Whirr's guitar sound down and gives it more weight. Most of the songs move through dense layers of distortion, with the…

Death Spells

Holy Fawn

Holy Fawn - Death Spells 8.7

Album review

Post-Metal
Post-Rock
Shoegaze
Death Spells gives its heavy guitars a wider purpose than simply making the quiet parts seem smaller. Holy Fawn combine soft…

Nowhere

Ride

Ride - Nowhere 8.6

Album review

Alternative Rock
Indie
Shoegaze
Nowhere brings a strong rhythm section into music built from overlapping guitar layers. Ride can make an enormous sound, but the…

Pure Mood

Ringo Deathstarr

Ringo Deathstarr - Pure Mood 8.0

Album review

Shoegaze
Pure Mood widens the distance between Ringo Deathstarr's gentle singing and heavy guitars. The band play shoegaze with plenty of…

everything is alive

Slowdive

Slowdive - everything is alive 8.3

Album review

Shoegaze
The synthesizers on everything is alive do not disappear behind the guitars. They move clearly between them, giving Slowdive a…

Is the Is Are

DIIV

DIIV - Is the Is Are 8.0

Album review

Shoegaze
Is the Is Are needs considerable space for small changes. DIIV retain layered guitars, quiet singing and rhythms that can keep…

Écailles De Lune

Alcest

Alcest - Écailles De Lune 8.4

Album review

Black Metal
Post-Rock
Shoegaze
Écailles De Lune finds much of its strength in the distance between its gentlest and most forceful music. Alcest use soft singing…

Going Blank Again

Ride

Ride - Going Blank Again 8.4

Album review

Alternative Rock
Indie
Shoegaze
Going Blank Again gives Ride's layered guitars a brighter and more openly melodic setting. The music still has considerable…

Chrome

Catherine Wheel

Catherine Wheel - Chrome 8.7

Album review

Alternative Rock
Hard Rock
Shoegaze
Chrome gives Catherine Wheel's guitar music a harder, more direct shape. The melodies remain important, but the playing has…

Feast of Love

Pity Sex

Pity Sex - Feast of Love 7.9

Album review

Alternative Rock
Emo
Indie
Shoegaze
Feast of Love brings a direct melodic appeal to Pity Sex's noisy guitar sound. The band surround their songs with warm distortion…

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