Nominated by: Tom
Music club: MNAC
MNAC playlist addition: Break Right
I listened to this album a couple of weeks ago on my commute, and then dialed in today for a final listen before writing this review. Sadly, the album appears to have been taken down from Spotify, so it's Bandcamp to the rescue.
I'm a fan of shoegaze as a genre. Are you kidding me? Heavily distorted guitars in layers with dreamy/hazey harmony vocals? Yes, please!
Hotline TNT are very good practitioners of the shoegaze arts. Not heavy heavy (like My Bloody Valentine or The Jesus and Mary Chain), more poppy (like Kevin Shield's solo work on the Lost in Translation soundtrack, Slowdive, or Ride).
Critics may say that a little goes a long way with shoegaze but I've found you just have to let the sound wash over you. I have no idea what Hotline TNT (not an especially shoegazey name) are singing about. They can get a bit whiney but on the whole, listening to Raspberry Moon was an enjoyable experience.
Favourite songs would be the poppier/ gentler ones - Was I Wrong, Dance the Night Away, Lawnmower (acoustic guitars are a nice variation) and especially Break Right.
Thanks for the introduction, Tom.
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