A handful of new EPs and mini-albums this week show the importance of persistence over inspiration. That same validation of endurance then gets romanticized, turning difficulty into a badge of honor.
Although shoegaze and dreampop are two styles designed to evoke a rather "homeless" ambience, some recent Minsk and Moscow examples prove different. They both show signs of local experience.
Shoegaze and indie-pop traditions have (re)appeared in interesting ways this week. A handful of releases show how an escapist style, willy-nilly, is tied to specific locations. Songwriting contexts, physically speaking, play an important role.
Operating in between Moscow, St Petersburg, and Odessa, these young collectives paint a telling portrait of the effort needed to endure as a musician. More important than inspiration, it seems, is dogged persistence
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