Sincere [CD]

A reawakening for the Swedish visionaries, Sincere solidifies their impressive trajectory in a fuzzed out haze of dark and arresting shoegaze pop. An expansive trip through noisier, bittersweet pop realms that recalls My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive and Deerhunter. Underpinning everything theres a continuing sense of drama throughout; richly textured crescendos, chiming guitars and delicate melodies are guided by Caroline Landahls tender yet sharpened vocals. Sincere is joyously effervescent, but with a dark underbelly where fury manifests in a swirl of entrancing and propulsive percussion. A gorgeous and dazzling piece of aching romanticism, destined to feature on a thousand mixtapes. Recorded last year in Malmo, Hater welcomed two new band members and those early day sparks saw them quickly turning demos into fully-formed new songs that appear on the record. Sincere was produced by long-time collaborator Joakim Lindberg and was mixed and mastered by John Cornfield, whose credits include Ride, The Stone Roses and Robert Plant. One of the best bands in the world Gorilla vs Bear Your next Scandinavian indie pop obsession. Flood Stunning Stereogum Side A A1 Something A2 I'm Yours Baby A3 Bad Luck A4 Proven Wrong Side B B1 Brave Blood B2 Far From A Mind B3 Summer Turns to Heartburn B4 Renew, Reject B5 Hopes High

• Format Detail: CD
• Format: CD
• Genre: Rock