Album: Happy Songs for Happy Zombies
Year: 2009
Genre: Shoegaze, Dream Pop
Country: Russia
Do you like Mother Russia? Fyodor Dostoevsky is from Russia. He wrote Crime and Punishment there. I bet you haven't even read that book have you?
Pleb.
This band honestly sounds nothing like Mogwai, yet the name of their debut EP happens to be a play on Mogwai's second LP, Happy Songs for Happy People. Are zombies ever happy? Aren't they just the living dead? The dead don't carry any emotion, so why the hell would zombies? To be honest, walking slow and living off of brains doesn't sound like a very happy life. Why is this relevent?
Pinkshinyultrablast, one of the few Russian Shoegaze bands, make their attempt at the Nu-gaze here on their first ever release. Its pretty good, even though nothing about it really sets it apart from other Shoegaze. The vocals are female, atmospheric, and low in the mix. The guitars employ the quiet/loud technique characterized by the pixies, with more sonic, psychedelic noise instead of catchy overdrive. The drums are...well drums. Really, there's nothing different here.
Go ahead and listen, its nothing new, but then again, Shoegaze doesn't change much. Its a rather short EP, but at least it sounds good. At least you will experience some sort of familiarity, supposedly.If you're not convinced, the front woman, Luba, is super cute.
Rating: B-
Tracklist:
1. Blaster
2. Deerland
3. Honeybee
4. Ode to Godzilla
Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?mgmtkjdmyzz
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