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* Shoegaze * Indie * Post-Rock * Grunge * Dream Pop * Psych-Rock * Ethereal *
ARTIST..: Highspire
ALBUM...: Aquatic
GENRE...: Indie
STYLE...: Shoegaze
YEAR....: 2010
LABEL...: Reverse Reverb
COUNTRY.: USA
PLACE...: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
ENCODER.: FLAC 1.3.1 -8 -V
BITRATE.: 915 kbps avg
QUALITY.: 44.1kHz / 2 channels
SOURCE..: CD
TRACKS..: 11
SIZE....: 364.64 MB
URL..: http://www.facebook.com/highspireband
- TRACKLIST
1 Just Begun 4:21
2 What Lies Before 4:16
3 Satellite 4:39
4 Sunraindown 7:13
5 Glacier 6:19
6 Dusted 4:30
7 Dead By Dawn 5:01
8 All I See Is Blue 2:03
9 Standing On An Empire 4:53
10 It Disappears 5:08
11 Joke's On You 6:33
Total Playtime: 54:56
Philadelphian noise-rockers Highspire released their sophomore album
'Aquatic' via Reverse Reverb last year. It was a seven-year wait between
records, their debut 'Your Everything' was released back in 2003, four years
after the band formed. Comparisons to early 90s bands like Ride are
unmistakable. Highspire also covered Slowdive's 'Dagger', so they're not shy
about revealing their influences. Rightly so, there are a number of standouts
on 'Aquatic', 'Dusted' is just one of them." SoundsBetterWithReverb 2011
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Highspire is a shoegaze/dreampop band originally from Philadelphia. Wanting a
fresh start and name from their previous band Intro to India, Alex White and
EJ Hagen founded Highspire in 1999 as the vehicle to continue their
songwriting partnership. Their debut album "Your Everything" was released in
2003 (Europe only, Alison Records) and 2004 (rest of world, Clairecords).
"Your Everything" with its shoegaze, britpop and trip hop influences was very
well received and garnered many reviews comparing elements of their sound to
Ride, The Charlatans, Slowdive, Bowery Electric, and Massive Attack.
Since 2004, they have released a few songs on various compilations.
Highspire's second album, "Aquatic," was released in April 2010 on their own
label ReverseReverb.
EJ and Alex were members of the Australian band The Morning After Girls....
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Shoegaze
is a genre of alternative rock that
originated in the late 80s. The genre is very
difficult to define, and it is even more difficult to evaluate music
within it. Generally, the genre is characterized by its
shimmering vocals, reverberating guitars, and
textural distortion that create
a tranquil, opaque
feeling.
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