shojo winter

CUTS DEEP:

Album cuts that deserve their place in the light….

“Regrettable Touch” is the gazey second track on Shojo Winter’s ‘Darkest Chances’ EP.

The Hemet, Ca based trio of Patrick Capinding (vox/guitar/synth), Eris Bautista (bass), and Kevin McVey (drums) channel classic shoegaze ran through a blown out Blank Dogs filter, with “Regrettable Touch” being a prime showcase. Swirling guitars lead the way, adorned with sporadic synth squeals, a heavy yet airy low-end, and mood appropriate vocals that drone in the best of ways. 

There’s a raw and endearing quality to what Shojo Winter create, one that pulls from staring down at a plethora of influences (and pedals). 

Press play and dial in on the regret….

Shojo Winter’s ‘Darkest Chances’ EP is out now via their Bandcamp:

“Trails” cassette now available to order via @roklokrecords

First single from the newly remastered @anevayblue (ex-Crisis Arm, current  Shojo Winter) record, “orange blossoms,” coming out on 5/6/17. Available for pre-order at the link above. 

Cherry; Grape; Watermelon; Tiger’s Blood; — the purplish drip of an oxidized wound.

Exhaust fumes tinge the air with sulfur as Shojo Winter turns to the row of nozzles mounted on the truck’s left side. Oversaturated photographs of oranges and pineapples denote the flavor of syrup that each tap holds — the sap that collects in the dregs of a styrofoam cup, tasting faintly of rust as your plastic spoon fishes out a marooned ice shaving, leaking juice on your t-shirt as you bring it to your lips.

The band slowly pushes their cup across the metal grate, carefully collecting an equal amount of each syrup. Their latest EP release, Darkest Chances is a “suicide” mix of traditional dream-pop tropes: the mucoid twang of the Cocteau Twins’ signature guitar tone, the anthemic minimalism of The Cure’s Disintegration, My Bloody Valentine’s cramped aural spaces, and even Guided By Voices’ answering-machine tinniness.

Bleeding into scooped frost, Shojo Winter’s sludgy and overwhelmingly sweet. It’s the soreness in your front teeth after taking the first bite or a post-sip brain freeze.