Shoegaze ist die Kunst des Dröhnens, doch „Everything Is Alive“ setzt diese Elemente nur sparsam ein. Statt Hall- und Zerr-Sounds aufzutürmen, schäumt die Musik in feinen Bläschen über.
https://tortue.substack.com/i/140348114/slowdive-everything-is-alive-dead-oceans Daniel Welsch
"...Westkust's 2015 debut album features an indelible shoegaze hue that is never far from the colour palette of this noisy, adrenaline-rush of an album, that has at its focus the joyous boy-girl harmonies of Gustav Andersson and Julia Bjernelind. A worthy addition to any record collection..."
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Hopscotching from jangle pop and post-hardcore to math rock and shoegaze, these Minnesota rockers have a gift for musical multitasking. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 29, 2024
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