Album: The Vera Violets
Year: 2009
Genre: Shoegaze, Psychedelic, Post-Punk
Country: U.S. (Florida)
I'm sure all the viewers here use last.fm. If you haven't used the 'Similar Artist' function, you will realize it is a great way to find new bands, particularity more underground bands, that sound a lot like your favorites. It can also help you branch out more into different genre pools as you surf through the different bands. Listening to different genres and having an extensive collection of somewhat rare obscurities is what all audiophiles do, and encourage. Also having a vinyl collection, headphone amplifiers, ridiculously expensive stereo receivers and Headphones for different occasions helps too. Being a fan of music is a habit that causes your bank account to scream in pain.
Shoegaze all sounds pretty similar. Its hard to deny that. It has distinct sounds that causes people to classify it as Shoegaze. The genre doesn't have a definition really, bands just have an organic similarity to each other. It doesn't matter though, the familiar sounds are typically well received. But, there is another side to this. Shoegaze is a genre that is in a specific sound range, however, this sound range is huge.
The Vera Violets' self titled LP, their 4th release, explores many different aspects of Shoegaze. The first track, 'She's so Epic' is a dreamy, ambient sound scape with little aggression or abrasiveness. The next track, 'Sunday Afternoon' is definitley more post-punk orientated and influenced. Its must faster paced, louder, and noisier. The drums are significantly different. The third track, 'Dreams of Zena,' sounds like a song by Adorable, essentially a fuzzy pop song, with vocal hooks, even though the vocals are very droning. 'Lady Satania' sounds like a Smashing Pumpkins song. Too much like one, in fact.
So, if you want an album that explores Shoegaze and Dream Pop as if they wanted to play like every band in the genre, this is an excellent album to download. VERY highly recommended.
Rating: B+
Tracklist:
1. She's So Epic
2. Sunday Afternoon
3. Dreams of Zena
4. Lady Satania
5. Destroyer
6. Black Widow
7. Electric Serpent
8. Dead River
9. Rise and Fall
Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?tezqmn0mi0j
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