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Published On: Fri, Jun 21st, 2013

Beaches: She Beats

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She Beats
(Chapter Music)

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Aussie noise rockers Beaches arenā€™t out to be the next girl band. Instead, She Beats is a noisy, distorted, shoegaze wonder to do My Bloody Valentine proud. The vocals, often quiet and melodic while repeating key phrases, are usually buried behind the sound, offering a hypnotic effect.

ā€œKeep on Breaking Throughā€ has an ebb and build that brings to mind Mogwai, masters of the moody instrumental track. On ā€œDistance,ā€ the repetition of ā€œfaster faster, wanna go fasterā€ is nearly hidden behind the guitar, making the lyrics almost seem like a subliminal message as the music churns rapidly on. Another highlight is ā€œGranite Snake,ā€ with its slinky bass intro that makes the title seem all too appropriate.

I enjoyed She Beats, but for me, it wasnā€™t groundbreaking. Each song is executed well, but thereā€™s some level of heart wanting when itā€™s so difficult to make out the lyrics on most songs. Beaches certainly have a lot of potential and know how to put together an artful song, and Iā€™ll be excited to see where they go in the future. Hopefully they wonā€™t channel Kevin Shields for the wait time between records.

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