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A strong debut EP though, to be fair, it's not incredibly original. I don't mean that as a cut though as it's very well done and addictive. It reminds me of the excellent 2004 release by Autolux, "Future Perfect". Blending post-rock, indie rock, and shoegaze.
indie pop / shoegaze / dream pop --- recommended if you like Foals, DIIV
At times it suffers from being overly dense/busy and feels like there is an overall glaze to the production that makes a lot of it sound the same. Kind of like walking through a house where everything is made out of wood. You're overwhelmed by the sameness of it and don't notice the details and craftsmanship.
Repeated listens helps a lot, as is usual with most of my favorite albums, but I don't see this one surpassing their first 2 albums.
A couple songs turn me off with their lyrics and ... read more
I feel like this is where Swervedriver really start to move away from the late 80s, early 90s noise rock / shoegaze (husker du, sonic youth influences) into their own more spacey, futuristic style with tunes like Stellar Caprice.
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