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Pipe Dreams
Rock · 2012 · 10 tracks · 36m

Pipe Dreams

Whirr

A dense, submerged debut of heavy shoegaze. Massive walls of reverb-soaked guitars meet ethereal, buried vocals to create a thick, melancholic atmosphere.

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It sounds like being hugged by a giant, fuzzy cloud of static and sadness.

A heavy, submerged melancholia that feels both claustrophobic and deeply comforting.

Pipe Dreams · vs · Whirr
Melancholic+0.2σ

Melancholic is a constant in this artist's world — it holds here rather than shifting.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 36m
01
Reverse
3:19
02
Junebouvier
3:49
03
Bogus
4:00
04
Flashback
4:08
05
Formulas and Frequencies
5:55
06
Home Is Where My Head Is
2:17
07
Toss
2:24
08
Hide
3:09
09
Wait
3:59
10
Reverie
3:17
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring transition into the acoustic piano and floaty soprano of Formulas and Frequencies
The massive, crushing wall of guitar that opens Reverse, setting the album's heavy tone
The way the drums feel slightly behind the beat on Junebouvier, creating a sense of dragging through water
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