Whimsical   Melt
3.5
great
Release Date: 2022
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2.5 averagedidnt ask to be staff, was made staff anyway, then got demoted for not doing staff stuff | May 4th 22

Shoegaze more or less becomes this decade's post-rock, I believe. Although not clad in exhausting crescendos, shoegaze artists also possess unique skill to lull me to sleep. It's a drowsy mess with predictable turns, hoping its a t m o s p h e r e will carry all the weight.

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3.5 greatBedex | April 7th 22

A neat shoegazy drem record that I like a lot more at its angriest than at its calmest. 1-2, 5, the end of 7 instantly feel cool, and the contrast between the soft vocals and the relatively involved instrumental works very well, whereas on mellow tracks like 3,4, or the rest of 7, the overall softer vibe feels a bit less engaging and more 'm'okay'. They can make softer tracks work though, with for example a nostalgic vibe on 6 that I really like. I had to pause the album for several hours at this point which makes me not the best judge, but watch me go ahead anyways because I dont want to respin this again just to soundoff it (although selected tracks I will gladly respin). 8 is a softer track and certainly the most electronic of the lot, and it is alright, whilst 9 is a melow track like 3-4 that provides little to no sense of conclusion. The heavily processed, sometimes electronic sounding vaguely Anathema-esque vocals won't be for everyone, and they dont always work for me, but they do the vast majority of the time and add a nice nostalgic, clean edge that I enjoyed. 3.5

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3.0 goodDivaman | May 31st 22
3.0 goodSowing STAFF | May 24th 22
4.0 excellentteamster | April 21st 22
4.0 excellentMCJACKDAHL | April 19th 22
4.0 excellentpizzamachine | April 16th 22
3.5 greatSuyan | April 11th 22
3.5 greatarf | April 10th 22
4.0 excellentYankeeDudel | April 8th 22
3.0 goodZac124 | April 7th 22
3.0 goodraoulPeck | April 7th 22
3.5 greatSunnyvale EMERITUS | April 7th 22
2.5 averageEoinCofa | April 7th 22
4.5 superbIzzyTomy | April 6th 22
4.0 excellentOobaloo | April 6th 22
3.0 goodYour own inadequacies have twisted your mind into a pretzel that needs a bit of salt. | April 6th 22
4.2 excellentjesper EMERITUS | April 5th 22
4.0 excellentCEO of Mathcore | April 5th 22
4.0 excellentDmax28 | April 2nd 22

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