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Hello Sorry Staters! Here I am for a second time writing this as I forgot to save my draft the first time! Don’t be like me, always save your work! It has been one hell of a scorcher these past couple of weeks here in North Carolina, but I have made it out alive. I know we have had a little break sharing our picks and what we are listening to during the week due to some of the Sorry State crew being out of town for tours and what not, but we are back! I have not had much brain space to listen to new stuff because of things going on in my personal life that have just mentally drained me. It has basically been sleep, eat and work for the past couple of weeks, but I have finally found a few days to just sit with some new releases that I have been excited about.
One of main reasons I chose this record this week is because I needed to just put something on and have it sound good in the background while doing mundane things to keep my mind calm and relaxed while I concentrated on a task. I know I have written a lot about shoegaze and dream pop in other picks, and it is no secret that they are some of my favorite genres these days. New York City’s Hotline TNT just released Raspberry Moon a few weeks ago and it is becoming one of my favorite records of the year so far. One thing that made me laugh when getting the record was the hype sticker. It reads “The Next Phase In New American Shoegaze.” I wonder what Third Man executive thought this was anywhere near a true statement? It seems to be quite the tall order as there have been countless AMAZING new shoegaze artists coming out in the past 5 years. The record itself to me leans more toward alternative noise rock with nods to shoegaze, as opposed to being the new phase in American shoegaze. Don’t get me wrong, though; this record is packed with super fuzzy and noisy hooks that reel you in track after track.
If you are in the mood for something different that will put in you a good head space, then I think this record is for you. Third Man did a great job on the packaging. You get a gigantic poster and what seems to be a 180 gram record. The color we have in stock is cool I guess, nothing that really pops. Lots of great stuff is coming out this summer so keep an eye on the website for updates as we continually get new stuff in daily, and hopefully I can get caught up enough to list more that used CD collection that everyone has been consistently picking from! Have a great 4th of July holiday if you're in the States and if not have one anyway! Until next week!