Dead Gaze have a few EP releases under their belt in the last years or so – a quick check on AllMusic reveals two releases yet no reviews and LastFm has little to nothing descript apart for a clutch of identity obscuring photos. A youtube search reveals a bunch of clips that revel a little, but not alot. It would appear that Dead Gaze the band lurk behind a moppish fringe like many an indie rocker is want to do. But if you like pop with hooks and with just a bit more of that lo-fi thing, then search Dead Gaze out.
The Dead Gaze asthetic comes through the filter of distortion, perhaps from six feet under or more likely the ennui of adolecence, yet each sound has enough space to have its own identity, doesn’t have to fight in the mix to be heard, is tight and with a definite tip of the hat to the synth swirl n’ distortion of Shoegaze Dead Gaze is for sure on the Chillwave break, albeit with a slight grunge edge with a nod towards My Bloody Valentine.
But what marks Dead Gaze from many in the pack looking to break out is the very apparent ability to strum out pop hooks with swooning melodies that tap into the emotions of sensitivity and longing for some interpersonal contact that can be classified as ‘real’ from an hipster/indie context.
Also the song craft is there, with most of the tracks that that Dead Gaze having released having classic pop song structures with an intro that throws out a hook and is followed with regular developments done well. Of which could see this band break out this year – much like Best Coast in 2010; would some of Dead Gaze’s charm, vocals that seem to be gurgled, be lost? Time may tell, but for now there is plenty to enjoy and hook laden pop that ultimately resists self-depreciation is a good summer sound.
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