Grass Landing is a noise pop/rock, shoegaze, and grunge hybrid band from San Diego that recently released an EP called Sunbeam. The band is composed of Rocky Herrera and Tim Sams. They mention “The album is a homage to the noisy style of late ‘80s and early ‘90s shoegaze/grunge and noise rock music of the time.”
I happened to grow up with that music and was a huge fan of bands like My Bloody Valentine, Dinosaur Jr, Slow Dive and Ride. This release felt nostalgic to me for those reasons and felt like I was familiar with these songs the first time I heard them. “Heaven Upon Us” is the opener and starts with a 4/4 beat, a steady bass and those classic shoegaze style guitars which sound like they are going slightly out of tune but create the coolest effect. The vocals are fairly monotone which is also a common style you hear with shoegaze. There’s some killer lead guitar work around the two-minute mark which goes to the end of the song. Up next is “Musk” which was one of the highlights. This song is very lush and serene but also drives. There are some wild moments in the song. I’m pretty sure that's the guitar I heard during the instrumental part. There’s a more classic guitar solo towards the end which I thought was wicked. It’s also very dynamic and some sections absolutely pop. “Grolsch” is next and another great display of shoegaze. The distortion feels a little more clean here and the textures are different. I loved the soundscape they were able to create a little after the one-minute mark where it goes into the chorus. It’s very ethereal and otherworldly sounding which gives you a blissful feeling. “Reset Repeat” continues to reinforce their shoegaze aesthetic. There are a number of killer grooves here and I thought the bass work was especially good on this song. The band ends with another highlight entitled “Sunbeam.” This is one of the more dynamic songs and arguably has the most memorable vocal melodies. If you’re a fan of classic shoegaze I can’t think of a reason you wouldn’t like it this EP. The band did their homework and were able to tip their hat to the aesthetic while creating something novel. Take a listen.
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