“Run’ is a single that hides in itself, that comes across pain free and breezy. It washes, soaks, and soothes over smoothly, it doesn’t strain to command our attention…”
retro
“There’s a feel of a producer refining, experimenting with light and dark. There’s a curious weave of home schooled flair and knowledge that’s tough to pass by without smiling…”
“There’s a newness, a carelessness, a free-wheeling nonchalance, there’s a touch of a proto-punk attitude…”
“Retro synth junkies and pastel schlock purists, welcome to your new neon dream wave…”
“Highlights and pop freak-outs are numerous, we stretch lo-fi indie templates to their sunshine fuzz limits and skirt around 60’s Brit garage…”
“With the subtle synth dreamwave of Washed Out and Teen Daze, we tiptoe on 80s and shoegaze…”
“As we fold in Crystal Castles, Heartrevolution, and recall the charred chaos of Cabaret Voltaire, what comes out is a cold blend of agropop sonics with a sly twist of hardcore macabre…”
“A basement tape dragged from that first wave of britpop, a studio floor off cut that’s just been unearthed, ‘Wait And See’ could be all of those things…”
“In this tight run of three minute snapshots of anger, each skewed by their knee jerk reflections, the very worst track you’ll here find is least favorite. This particular compact and pleasurable mess is the best that Slumb Party have sounded.”
