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* Shoegaze * Indie * Post-Rock * Grunge * Dream Pop * Psych-Rock * Ethereal *
Artist..: Ride
Album...: Going Blank Again
GENRE....: Indie
STYLE....: Shoegaze, Indie Rock
LABEL....: Creation SCENE.....: 2016-03-11
BITRATE..: 996 kbps avg STORE.....: 1992-00-00
ENCODER..: FLAC 1.2.1 -8 -V TRACKS....: 10
SIZE.....: 357.1MB SOURCE....: CD
URL..: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going_Blank_Again
- TRACKLIST
1 Leave Them All Behind 8:17
2 Twisterella 3:42
3 Not Fazed 4:21
4 Chrome Waves 3:53
5 Mouse Trap 5:15
6 Time Of Her Time 3:16
7 Cool Your Boots 6:01
8 Making Judy Smile 2:38
9 Time Machine 5:51
10 OX4 7:06
Total Playtime: 50:20
From the sounds of the cloistered, chaotic opener, "Leave Them All Behind,"
Going Blank Again sounds like it could be headed down the same Nowhere path.
Guitars as far as the ear can hear -- not much different from the effect
gained after riding a sit-and-spin for eight straight minutes -- are just as
dizzying as the prior record's opener. But rather than sink into a thick
underbelly of melancholy, Going Blank Again offers sunshiney melodies and
gleaming, bold production. All the band's elements are more pliable, and
overall it's pretty cheery. In fact, some of the album could be loosely
classified as power pop. Bouncy tunes like "Twisterella," "Not Fazed," "Mouse
Trap," and "Time of Her Time" each share more than a thing or two in common
with the likes of Teenage Fanclub, but with more layered vocals and
less-cutting guitars. Though Ride's guitars don't bite as much, there are
loads of them everywhere; the band doesn't completely sacrifice their love of
reverberating noise, but it's more done in the name of pop than to merely
cause a blistering racket. Though the lyrics often read as overtly simple or
obtuse (a common Ride foible), Mark Gardener's and Andy Bell's voices are too
pretty to let this shortcoming mar things. They create enough of a mood with
their proper instruments, and their sighing and random vocal intonations are
undeniably lovely. No longer do they hide shortcomings with sheets of
distortion, and there's a lot more focus and confidence on display
throughout. Don't let a Ride fan tell you otherwise: Going Blank Again is
anything but empty.
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