This is going to stretch the definition of Shoegaze, since “Put Your Sad Down” leans more heavily in the TechnoPop direction (imagine a cross between Sarah McLaughlin and 1984-era Eurythmics, with maybe of soupcon of Peter Gabriel’s “Shaking the Tree”). But School of Seven Bells made their bones as a Shoegaze/Dreampop outfit, and after listening to the opening, I decided I needed to have it. It’s off their five song EP of the same name, and Alejandra Deheza’s auto-harmonies are very tasty indeed.
If you find yourself losing patience with it, skip from any time after 2:30 or so to 9:20
I’ll also have to check out their new album Ghostory.
Sadly, Benjamin Curtis, one of band’s the two founding members, died of lymphoma in December.
Tags: Music, School of Seven Bells, Shoegazer