Introducing Endless Mode: A New Games & Anime Site from Paste
When the term “shoegaze” is applied to modern indie bands, it usually refers to big, washed-out guitars meant to be appreciated for texture more than tone. But Brooklyn trio The Depreciation Guild—which features two members of indie-pop act The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart—also swipes the less-talked-about twitches of genre flag-bearers like My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive, from hollow drum-machine loops to tambourines that bob like buoys in a gale. And so, in the same way that the Pains Of Being’s 2009 debut conjured the early-’90s twee of bands like Black Tambourine, the first sensation delivered by the second album from The Depreciation Guild is one of recognition.