Astronomy, a shoegaze alt-pop extravaganza featuring Miriams angelic voice accompanied by her penchant for hook-filled chord progressions and poetic lyrics
Ryan Martin, Jammerzine (review of Astronomy) [US]
After a decade between records, Clancys upcoming third album, Astronomy, is her first official full-length album stateside, but for longtime fans, Astronomy is a reintroduction and a reinvention. Its ten songs represent a cathartic fork in the road borne out of existential crisis and the new territory is evident. Crafted over a couple of years in New York City with producer Chris Coady (Beach House, Yeah Yeah Yeahs), Astronomy is laden with swooning electric guitars, Wurlitzers, early 90s drum machines and analogue synths.
Inspired by time spent on Great Barrier Island in New Zealand amidst writing the record, the records title and overarching ambience references the islands unparalleled view of the stars as a Dark Sky Sanctuary. It would wrap around you and lift you into the cosmos, Clancy adds. Its amazing how something so far from earth can affect us and give a sense of perspective its the great equalizer.
Astronomy, a shoegaze alt-pop extravaganza featuring Miriams angelic voice accompanied by her penchant for hook-filled chord progressions and poetic lyrics
Ryan Martin, Jammerzine (review of Astronomy) [US]
Miriam Clancy announces her return with noise and urgency the dreamy track with its eerie shoegaze guitars Theres both an evanescent beauty and a dose of strength and self-confidence to the track, a combo that makes it assuredly magic and elusive.
Arnaud Marty, High Clouds (review of The Bells) [US]
her dream theater aesthetic of The Sound will transport you with deep cut bass, drum grooves and dreamy synths It is a blend of post punk, 80s new wave, goth, baroque pop and magic itself.
Robb Dunker, American Pancake [US]
With hints of Cocteau Twins and CHRVCHES entwined in the song, it has a bass line that reverberates and rolls like an unexpected thunderstorm on a summers day.
Mark Buckley, Analogue Trash (review of The Sound) [UK]
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