A satisfying blend of early indie rock and shoegaze, the Brother Kite's self-titled debut could have been released in the early '90s instead of 2004. Appropriately dubbed "Death Cab for Shoegaze" by its record label, the Providence, RI, band nods to indie rock bands such as Death Cab for Cutie, Appleseed Cast, and Sebadoh, as well as droney groups like My Bloody Valentine. "Goodnight, Goodnight, Goodnight" begins with strings reminiscent of Spacemen 3 before guitars and drums ...   [ read more ]

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It isn't hard to understand why some folks believe that shoegazer/dream pop and power pop are incompatible. Power pop, for all its poppiness, thrives on rockin' exuberance, while shoegazer bands (even with distorted guitars) are known for being dreamy, spacy, hazy, and surreal (sort of like the alternative pop/rock equivalent of a David Lynch film). But the Cardigans demonstrated that a band could be relevant to both alternative power pop and the shoegazer/dream pop aesthet...   [ read more ]

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