Longwave

Longwave are a New York band who sound British, but that's just the beginning of their
identity crisis. On their third album, the fivesome's style is as hazy as its whirring,
shoegazer-derived guitars: In the course of twelve songs, Longwave attempt Mercury
Rev-like psychedelic balladry, Radiohead-ish electro weirdness, pseudo-Coldplay anthems
and, most jarringly, a Strokes-y rave-up. But despite a few arresting moments, su... More >