 Various
Artists
"Blisscent II" CD
Blisscent
Records
Genres: dream pop, indie pop, shoegazer
Oct 27 - Nov 2 2003 |
After
a very solid first volume, shoegazer and dream pop label Blisscent
Records is at it again. This time around, they've come up with
fifteen tracks from a nice selection of well-known (Silverman,
Skywave, Hopewell, and A Northern Chorus) and
less common (Color Wall, Midsummer, and Turnerjoy)
names. While all of this material is already available on albums
and EPs on other labels, Blisscent has done a good job of bringing the listener
a wide assortment of new and appealing sounds to peruse. If nothing else,
this compilation will serve to acquaint you with some new bands to
check out. Things start off really well with Silverman's endlessly
infectious "Ctrl Alt Del" and The Autumns' catchy
(albeit long) "Slumberdoll (Demo)." Meanwhile, Stars
of Stage and Screen's "Silver Memories" is pure pretty
pop, Scarling's "Band Aid Covers the Bullet Hole" is
a sweet and yet spunky scorcher, and A Northern Chorus's
"Let the Parrots Speak for Themselves" is a
characteristically beautiful piece from the Ontario shoegazer
group. The fun continues on the second half of the disc. Hopewell's
"Contact" is blazing dream-rock, Moonbabies'
"Fieldtrip U.S.A (Rough Mix)" is a dreamy pop number with
some Gomez and Cornershop influences, and Asobi Seksu's
"Walk on the Moon" is enough to get your humming for days on
end.
This compilation, not strictly limited to the shoegazer and dream
pop styles, is an excellent selection of pop music from fifteen
different bands. Recommended.
85%
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 15 tracks, distributed by the
label, released 2003] |
