One of my favourite European shoegaze artists are back, as it seems, with a smaller line-up. The now trio have released their third album, Homewards, recently and their dense shoegaze is as good as always.
The first longer track, You Will Be There shows pretty early how catchy and melodic the music here is. It's not always the case for shoegaze songs to be that easy to pick up by the listeners, but this is certainly the case here. The use of pauses, sweet melodies and heavy, immersive guitar noise is top-notch here, up to the impressive, abrupt finish. The songs are short (the whole album is only half an hour long) but it makes them even catchier. The band doesn't spend much time on introductions or noisy passages, this album is about shoegaze bangers that should be known to the genre's fans all over the world.
Another thing that is the most impressive is the quality of the thick, overwhelming guitar sounds all over the album. While usually devoted to make the haze in the backgrounds, sometimes, like in Speak to the Moon, their aggressive heaviness is so noticeable on your shoulders. This is what shogeaze should feel like.
Homewards costs 9.99 EUR.
Check: You Will Be There
Genre: melodic shoegaze
Label: Stereopark Music
