Name: Stills
Brand: Gauntlet Hair

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

51379

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Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2013-07-16

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Secre­tly

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

656605137926

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Total Cap

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Gauntlet Hair

Genre US

Indie Pop / Shoegaze

Label US

Gauntlet Hair was an American indie rock band formed in 2010 by Andy R. and Craig M. The duo quickly gained recognition for their unique blend of experimental pop and post-punk influences.
With their self-titled debut album released in 2011, Gauntlet Hair showcased their distinctive sound characterized by catchy melodies, intricate guitar work, and dynamic vocals. Their music drew comparisons to other artists such as Young Prisms, No Joy, and Wild Nothing.
Unfortunately, on August 11, 2013, Andy & Craig announced that Gauntlet Hair had reached its end. Despite their relatively short-lived career, the impact of Gauntlet Hair's music continues to resonate with fans of the indie rock genre.

Gauntlet Hair are back with their sophomore album. Recorded during Portland, Oregon's grey winter days in producer Jacob Portrait's (Unknown Mortal Orchestra) appropriately named studio 'The Cave,' the album reveals Gauntlet Hair's guileless affection for the goth industrialists and post-punks who blazed a shadowy path through the 80s and 90s. Lead track 'Human Nature' starts with vaguely menacing whispers and a cicada-winged heartbeat that flowers into a grand, gorgeous squall. Mining that childhood nostalgia for inspiration has proved effective. The tracks on Stills have the signifiers of industrial and minimal-wave a la The Durutti Column or Joy Division, but all the fluidity and momentum of INXS or Depeche Mode's 80s synth-pop.

Stills

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