This is the kind of dream pop you might expect. But the vocals are well layered, and they care about songs more than just conjuring up these surreal sounds. The guitars ring out into the lonely sunsets of Canadian winters. "One of the Pack" brings the 90s alt-rock jangle into play, to ground the softly croon vocal sweetness. When they are in this sonic space they remind me of Veruca Salt. This is one of their strengths as it helps set them apart from all the other bands trying to give shoe-gaze a resurgence for the TikTok generation. With weeds in candy-flavored vapes these days it only makes sense that shoe-gaze should get another go.
Obviously, if you are a regular reader here you know it's a genre we have been championing even before we were aware bands like Nothing were kicking it up from its grave"Spiralling Out" has even more of a solid strum of guitar cementing this into some more accessible. I can see fans of Boygenius transitioning to this band if exposed to them. This is dream pop with an emphasis on pop, though pop is a good word in this context. "9 Circles" drifts and almost gets washed away by the very ambiance it drips with. They do manage to tighten into a more focused sway as the song builds.
"Shortest Fuse" has more of an experimental indie pop feel. The vocal melodies are very straightforward forward and the arrangements give them plenty of room to breathe., The title track that closes the album carries a dense album that aside from a cool guitar melody breezes the song off like a cloud of effects and fuzzed-out space sounds. I will give this album a 9.5, and see how it grows on me, the grunge spirit of things is this album's strength and cements its unique place in the genre.
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