Blog: Consequence Of Sound

Early press for Violens ' sophomore album, True , has drawn comparisons to early '90s UK acts such as Pale Saints and Ride. Although the shoegaze comparisons will guarantee that some of the genre's fetishists will check out the record, such labeling really is a disservice. While True is more focused than their all-over-the-place debut, Amoral , it still continues the Brooklyn trio's tradition of defying classification. There's more to True than ethereal stylings, and its most remarkable moments are the twists given to the tried-and-true shoegaze formula. On [...]