to this iteration of the band. Its reflective songs are a blend of a type of Americana tonally illuminated with incandescent keyboard melodies, spare rhythm guitar and Peterson’s expressive and commanding vocals. Peterson spent many of the intervening years abroad and these tracks feel like he’s reconnected with a neglected part of himself, giving voice to that specific range of emotions experienced after taking stock of one’s life and rediscovering a part of your psyche that tenderly needs nurturing now. WAVE DECAY – REFLECTIONS In the realm of shoegaze-adjacent music Wave Decay stands out, and not simply because its roots seem to draw heavily on Krautrock, psychedelic and space rock. There is an attention to sonic detail and songwriting that elevates the impact of its music. The use of abrasive distortion on “Sea Glass” is glorious in its creation of a cavern of sound in which it echoes in on itself. The motorik beat of “Motel Creeps,” with its sustained fuzz tone alongside spectral keyboards and the expertly accented bass line, would be enough to keep you in the song. But the dynamic shift a third of the way through completely transforms the mood into something more dreamlike. The whole album is full of electrifyingly kinetic entrancing soundscapes worthy of any of the band’s influences. FOR MORE SEE QUEENCITYSOUNDSANDART.WORDPRESS.COM 31
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