Passage
"The Hours"
Dream pop can be really boring. EXITMUSIC are moodier than most, which really made this record a lot more interesting to me. They're a bit unique in that they don't rely as much on guitars as many of their contemporaries. Rather it's the heavy low end, bass and synths, that create the atmosphere. It's a noisier dream pop album than most, but not in a hazy or a noisy way, it's really gloomy. It makes for more vividly emotional music than the simple shimmery guitars and disaffected female vocals formula does. Passage is their second album, coming out a full five years after their first, and it's a chilling listen from start to finish. I get the sense that the atmosphere really fills the room; it's engrossing and lovely.
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