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DIIV - Frog in Boiling Water
DIIV
Frog in Boiling Water
2024 • LP
89
May 25
Roving - Spindrift
Roving
Spindrift
2024 • LP
87
May 21
Nothing - Dance on the Blacktop
Nothing
Dance on the Blacktop
2018 • LP
64
May 15
No Joy - Wait To Pleasure
No Joy
Wait To Pleasure
2013 • LP
76
May 10
julie - pushing daisies
julie
pushing daisies
2021 • EP
86
May 6
Wisp - Pandora
Wisp
Pandora
2024 • EP
75
Apr 30
Gaadge - Somewhere Down Below
Gaadge
Somewhere Down Below
2023 • LP
69
Apr 19

Pinned Review

100

A review I have wanted to rewrite for a while. Deathconsciousness is one of the first albums I ever reviewed on this site and was definitely the first full-length album experience that felt transformative in how I approached listening to music. My prior overreliance on AI-generated spotify singles recommendations was over. My all-too-short attention span, skipping halfway through songs was challenged.

The distinct strength of Deathconsciousness, for me, rests in the rare quality of an album ... read more

Recent Reviews

DIIV - Frog in Boiling Water
89

DIIV's release of Frog in Boiling Water solidified themselves as the epitome of strong, catchy, innovative indie rock/shoegaze in the modern era. This is a bit calmer and less dark than albums like Doused and Deceiver but it still has that sullen and introspective atmosphere that works so well with this genre fusion.

Favorite track is Soul-Net.

Roving - Spindrift
87

Actually really liked this. Heavier grunge-gaze like this that sort of sounds like Cloakroom but a bit more accessible is always welcomed. This whole album top to bottom is consistently really good. Loving it. Maybe feels a bit samey at times, though.

Favorite track is Twelve Years.

Nothing - Dance on the Blacktop
64

Outside of Guilty of Everything and the Great Dismal, Nothing fails to really resonate with me as a shoegaze fan. Theres just a lot more out there I'd rather be listening to. One of their more accessible but here it felt less interesting.

Swirlies - Blonder Tongue Audio Baton
88

Starts out slow but builds into something beautiful. One of those albums that doesnt really set in the first listen, at least for me. Give it a few more tries and it grows. Perhaps one of the more underappreciated 90s shoegaze bands, creating a top 20 album for the genre. Good stuff.

No Joy - Wait To Pleasure
76

Starts out really strong and interesting with E and Hare Tarot Lies, which have been added to my playlists, but the rest is just kind of uninspired and a bit sleepy. Not offensive, and there's some moments of creative flare but after the two opening tracks its downhill.


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