A year
after their debut, Tearwave returns with this monumental 17 song, 77 minute CD. Overflowing
with passion and motion, Jennifer's soaring vocals float over guitar glaciers, letting
her words flow from a very authentic place, tapping into the darkest sides
of her self.
Different Shade of Beauty's huge washes of shoegazer /
indie-rock / dream-pop is driven by Doug's sweeping, gauzy guitars creating a dense musical
interplay with Joe's surging bass-lines and John's insistent drum rhythms. And yet, even with
the beautiful layers of musical melody, it's the ghostly ethereal soprano and
dark lyrics which beckons through the tracks, like a woman lost in a
wintry, foggy forest.
Much
like their hometown of Buffalo, NY, these dreamy melodies can be piercingly
cold at times; the beauty serves as a entrance to Jenn's lyrics which
unflinchingly explore her deepest sorrows and regrets. "Shattered Fairytale" discovers the lies in
life and explores thoughts of children that are never to be. "The
Message " deals with suicide and false idols. "Reflection" touches upon a person's horrible
self image that is in their own mind, yet effects their daily existance. And
having a profound emotional effect for very different reasons, "Love Only Makes
Me Weak" reflects upon the losing feeling of giving in and letting somebody
have your heart.
Passionate,
powerful and intense.
Tearwave blends
dark waves of disintegration with shoegaze dream pop setting a mood for
self-discovery. Having the listener sit back and really feel was Tearwave's main
goal. Creating a shoegaze classic is what they have achieved. Released on
Projekt and available July 29th, 2008.
