Soon: Stagnant Pools

“Maintain Consistency,” implored the guitarist and vocalist Bryan Enas on Temporary Room, the 2012 album he recorded with his brother, drummer Doug Enas. Stagnant Pool’s debut was a highly promising affair, a richly textured yet obdurately minimalist testimony to pain sung through pursed lips. Ironically, though, while the Indiana duo’s album was graced with some […]

The Space Interpreters

In tribute to the Germany footballer Thomas Müller, winner of the Golden Boot at the last world cup and one of the leading scorers at the current one, I thought I’d look at the treatment of space in some recent shoegaze releases. When once asked to list his best attributes, Müller described himself as a Raumdeuter – […]