Flatwaves - Numbra (2022)

Flatwaves are a 4-piece band from Pennsylvania who are really into creating "an atmospheric swirl of contemporary psychedelia and retro shoegaze". With no doubt, they are influenced by the shoegaze icons of the 90s., but apparently also by the more modern artists like A Place Bury Strangers and Nothing. And those inspirations are well-audible on the band's debut EP called Numbra.

I'm loving the sound made by the Americans: it has its weight, its texture, it really does feel shoegaze-like. But the way the songs are composed in shorter forms and the way the vocals often feel, I sense a lot of rock'n'roll or maybe even punk influences here: the music is fast and it doesn't shy away from mesmerizing the audience with its flow, only to end sooner than the listener would want it to. It is also reflected in the lyrics: short and poetic phrases, designed to attract attention. And although with time, the album gets moodier and the tracks are getting longer, the overall impression is that Flatwaves make fast and attractive shoegaze-like music and I really dig it.

Numbra costs 10 USD.

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Country: Pennsylvania, US

Genre: noise pop-rock

Label: Abandon Everything Records

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