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Gleemer's debut LP, Moving Away, can be listened to in one of two ways:
1. What' all this post-punk doing in my shoegaze album?
2. What' all this shoegaze doing in my post-punk album?
I went into this album with no knowledge of its genre. You're greeted with a typical shoegaze whirring, followed by fuzzy and melancholic guitar tones and a slow tempo in Gauze. If there's something Gleemer excels at, it is slow songs. While some songs stray from this, such as Heater and Trade Up, they don't feel ... read more

The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die had been on my "to listen to" list for a long time. Being a big fan of emo myself, I can't believe I didn't listen to this sooner. Sure, Heartbeat In The Brain would automatically play on Spotify when I finished other emo albums (a song I have grown to like a lot) but I hadn't experienced Whenever, If Ever in its entirety. That changed when someone (who I love very much) suggested that I should listen to it.

The World ... read more

Citizen put out their best album yet in the form of As You Please; a release that managed to satisfy fans of previous releases and introduced new listeners to the world of Citizen.

Jet is a warm, welcome track to old fans of Citizen. It isn't until the second track, In The Middle Of It All, are we introduced to a different sound outside of their comfort zone. From the voice sampling at the beginning to the phasing in and out instrumentals at the end. Many songs continue to push those ... read more

As vocalist Dan "Soupy" Campbell said:

"If you liked this album, that's good. If you didn't, I agree with you."