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* Shoegaze * Indie * Post-rock * Grunge * Dream Pop * Ambient * Ethereal *
Artist..: Lush
Album...: Scar
GENRE....: Indie
STYLE....: Shoegaze
LABEL....: 4AD SCENE.....: 2015-12-11
BITRATE..: 911 kbps avg STORE.....: 1989-00-00
ENCODER..: FLAC 1.2.1 -8 -V TRACKS....: 6
SIZE.....: 109.3MB SOURCE....: CD
URL..: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scar_(Lush_album)
- TRACKLIST
1 Baby Talk 2:21
2 Thoughtforms 2:45
3 Scarlet 3:28
4 Bitter 2:04
5 Second Sight 2:42
6 Etheriel 3:25
Total Playtime: 16:45
If there was one word to describe Lush, it would be understated. Hardcore
shoegazers are most of who are aware of their significance to the genre's
development through the late 1980's and early 1990's. But while starting a
genre is quite an accomplishment, the band that popularized and mastered it
is usually the one that takes all the glory (three guesses who). But while
shoegazing would blossom into being mainly comprised of dense soundscapes and
psychedelic effects, Scar shows how minimalistic songwriting and simplicity
can accomplish the same goal. Scar's biggest strength lies in its ability to
convey atmosphere and mood with a minimum of production flourishes or
instrumental finesse. Simple guitar riffs and uptempo drumming throw the
seasoned listener off with a very different sound altogether. "Baby Talk"
beings with an upbeat bass intro before the rest of the band comes in and
vocalist Emma Anderson repeats the lines "Swallowed her down, she's inside
me. She's struggling now, she can't break free. And my eyes are closed, my
lips are sealed. She can't escape but I can feel." Morbid lyrics like these
add to the eeriness of the hypnotic guitar riffs. The album highlight
"Scarlet" makes use of some dissonant riffs over angelic vocals and
repetitive drumming to create a unique and eerie atmosphere far more sinister
than most of Lush's genre contemporaries with a roaring crescendo closing it
out.
By the time the 17-minute-long mini-album is over, Scar makes it apparent
that this is a very different type of shoegazing record. Dreamy atmosphere
and psychedelia are everpresent but conveyed in a very different way. Overall
Scar sounds as much like a post-punk album in the vein of The Stooges as it
does My Bloody Valentine. This influence would later show up in their last
few releases, which lean toward Britpop more than anything else. While Lush's
flirtations with late 80's genre tropes don't always amount to anything
wholly original, they still make themselves known as unique and ultimately
essential to the genre's development.
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