Critic Score
Based on 2 reviews
1991 Ratings: #139 / 555
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Based on 205 ratings
1991 Ratings: #146
September 30, 1991 / Release Date
LP / Format
Creation, A&M / Label
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Critic Reviews

blackholefriend
82

i find it kind of cool how grunge sort of killed shoegaze yet Swervedriver manages to mix the two genres in a refreshing way.

grnhll
84

Raise is the debut album from Swervedriver, one of the main bands of the shoegaze movement back when it started to get more notoriety. Although this genre had an already established sound back when this album got released, Swervedriver stands out as one of the "heavier" acts of the genre, balancing between grunge, psychedelic rock, plain alt rock and even post-hardcore at times, distancing themselves from the rest of the bands of that era.

The album itself feels like you're in a long ... read more

PassTheProzac
92

dinosaur jr shoegays

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87

Some fucking great songs and a pretty solid debut

edlin_oska
95

shoegaze rock n roll

80

Those guitars had me floating

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