Another Form of Relief

I’m pretty much clueless when it comes to the whole ’shoegaze’ genre. I own and like My Bloody Valentine’s ‘Loveless’, which I think is a good, if not great, album, and that’s about as far as I venture into the genre. I’ve tried listening to others, but it all sounds pretty similar to me, and the idea of drowning out vocals by fuzzy guitars doesn’t really appeal. As such, you can imagine my expectations when I went to give The Sky Drops a listen today. Surprisingly enough, I found myself really liking their music.

The Sky Drops are a two piece from Delaware. To veer wildly from the issue, how many great bands have come from Delaware? I can’t think of any. They are made up of Rob Montejo (formerly of Smashing Orange) and Monika Bullette, both of whom have had critically acclaimed solo albums of late.

The distortion and fuzz are here, but they never let it get in the way of their vocals. The vocals include some wonderful harmonising, something that works for me in any genre. The songs are melodic and accessible, even for those of us who wouldn’t usually like this kind of thing. I hate to sound like the kid who doesn’t really know anything (even if I don’t), but there really is a My Bloody Valentine feel to these songs, particularly on ‘Now Would Be’. ‘Green To Red’ is the more rocking of the two, but both have a lot to offer.

MP3 The Sky Drops - Green To Red
MP3 The Sky Drops - Now Would Be

Both of these songs make up a double a-side single, released exclusively on the internet as a preview for their upcoming debut album, entitled ‘Clouds of People’. They are picking up a lot of internet buzz of late, and will be touring throughout the US this summer before heading over this way to play some London shows in September. You can find out more about The Sky Drops on their website or Myspace.

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