#puremood

And the award for best band name ever goes to…  Well it’s still Ringo Deathstarr isn’t it!

The Texas shoegaze three piece dropped their 4th studio album last week, the appropriately psychedelic titled ‘Pure Mood’. All the classic reference points are there, the woozy guitars of My Bloody Valentine, the visceral sonic assault of Jesus and Mary Chain and the sweet melodies of Cocteau Twins, however The Deathstarrs manage to bring something more intense to what has to be one of the most crowded genres in alternative music.

The low strung riff of ‘Heavy metal Suicide’ manages to take the bands lush sonics into heavier ballsier territory, while the pseudo-metal guitar solo on ‘Guilt’ has Smashing Pumpkins written all over it. There are of course plenty of slacker rock pop nuggets to slip into such as the beautiful ‘Stare At the Sun’ but the moments of shear ferocity are what make ‘Pure Mood’ such a thrilling listen. Just take ‘Never’s pummelling drums and vitriol soaked vocals, certainly a track that separates Ringo Deathstarr from the lo-fi pack that spawned them.

‘Heavy Metal Suicide’ features in my compilation of schöne neue Musik… Tapes Tell Tales Vol.2.. check it out