Sure was surprised to see this band reviewed here, but apparently they'd been more metal/post-rock in the past. This album is fairly straightforward shoegaze in the vain of My Bloody Valentine: noisy but saccharine. Not bad, but not particularly great either.

Written by IronAngel on 06.09.2012 at 14:15

This album is fairly straightforward shoegaze

Yes it is and I fucking love it! Terrific album and I love their new direction!

Written by tea[m]ster on 09.09.2012 at 18:36

Written by IronAngel on 06.09.2012 at 14:15

This album is fairly straightforward shoegaze

Yes it is and I fucking love it! Terrific album and I love their new direction!

I really gotta check this out then. Some good ol' shoegazing is always good.

Written by Uldreth on 09.09.2012 at 18:48

I really gotta check this out then. Some good ol' shoegazing is always good.

Yep, if you like Alcest you will like this.

I just bumped this to a 9. It is sooooo good. It will be in the running for my AOTY! Fans of Alcest and Junius give it a shot!

Written by IronAngel on 06.09.2012 at 14:15

in the vain of My Bloody Valentine

I've seen in a couple places that Loveless is considered THE landmark for dreampop/shoegaze music and that this album has been compared to it. Fair? I have not listened to Loveless maybe I should?

Of course you should

Written by tea[m]ster on 07.11.2012 at 04:27

I've seen in a couple places that Loveless is considered THE landmark for dreampop/shoegaze music and that this album has been compared to it. Fair? I have not listened to Loveless maybe I should?

Yes. It may not be my personal favorite, as I tend to like things a little dreamier, but it's definitely the album that best embodies the style. Its sound was unprecedented.

Written by tea[m]ster on 07.11.2012 at 04:27

Written by IronAngel on 06.09.2012 at 14:15

in the vain of My Bloody Valentine

I've seen in a couple places that Loveless is considered THE landmark for dreampop/shoegaze music and that this album has been compared to it. Fair? I have not listened to Loveless maybe I should?

You definitely should. But in my opinion the best shoegaze classic is Souvlaki by Slowdive, it is dreamier and more melancholic than Loveless and overall gives a vibe more similiar to the atmospherics of the blackgaze movement than Loveless does.