Pearlies
SONIC CATHEDRAL
8/10
IT’S just as well that the halcyon days of shoegaze didn’t yield much in the way of arena-filling acts or blockbuster albums. Thus was the fanbase spared the indignity of having to see ageing favourites playing outdoor festivals with names like Monsters Of Reverb or signing sleeves at Dream Pop Fan Expo 2023. It’s nevertheless been oddly heart warming to see so many signs of vitality among the era’s flagship acts, what with Ride and Slowdive in excellent health and scene elders Elizabeth Fraser and Kevin Shields resurfacing with strong new music, albeit in the form of a fuzz pedal demo in the latter’s case.
