To Deaf And Day

Glaare
Dune Alter
General | Jan 2018

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Telepathic Juan
Reviewed 2018-01-29
To Deaf And Day is the debut album by Los Angeles darkwave band Glaare.
Their sound also mixes elements of 1990s modern rock a la Cranes and 2000s synth-pop. Stylish dark pop with nice vocals and guitars that evoke early 1980s The Cure.

RIYL: Cranes, Second Still, Lebanon Hanover Drab Majesty and The Cure’s 1982 album Pornography.

FCC CLEAN!
Recommended Tracks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7

1. (4:08) My Love Grows In Darkness – Slow tempo. Tints of shoegaze. By minute 1:03 switches to medium-up tempo.
2. (4:06) * Like They Do – Medium tempo. The Cure influence everywhere – it reminds me of their song “Sinking” without the synths. Cool.
3. (4:08) ** First Rain – Medium tempo recording. Synths and some guitars. Brings to mind early Cranes.
4. (5:30) * Desiree – More The Cure guitars. Vocals a la Cranes. Nice melody.
5. (4:49) * Ruins – Fast tempo. Nice synth riff. Solid darkwave guitars. The music reminds me of late 1980s Killing Joke recordings.
6. (5:44) Isky – Slow tempo. Synth driven. Some guitars. The Cure would be proud. Pleasant vocals.
7. (5:00) *** Suffer – Medium-up tempo gloomy synth-pop piece. Guitars included. Well constructed. Could be the single of the record.
8. (3:45) Surrender/Control – Synth intro – quite ambient. By 1:15 beat and vocals kick in. Medium tempo. Guitar driven darkwave.
9. (4:04) Untitled – Medium tempo bonus track. 2000s synth-pop with guitars.

Recent airplay

First Rain
Magnetized TonerApr 03, 2018
Like They Do
The Fuzz DeliMar 28, 2018
First Rain
veggie talesMar 15, 2018
First Rain
Totally AMar 05, 2018
Suffer
FMFMar 01, 2018
Suffer
w/eMar 01, 2018

Charting

2018-01-30 — 2018-04-03
Week EndingAirplays
Apr 8 1
Apr 1 1
Mar 18 1
Mar 11 1
Mar 4 3
Feb 25 3
Feb 18 2
Feb 11 2

Track listing

1. My Love Grows In Darkness
2. Like They Do
3. First Rain
4. Desiree
5. Ruins
6. Isky
7. Suffer
8. Surrender/Control
9. Untitled