634457164956

Third Wind

Gulfer

£26.99
£26.99
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Cat No: LPTSR268C

Format Details:

Release Date:  14 June 2024

Label:  Topshelf Records

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  634457164956

Genres:  Indie  

  • Description

    Named for the band's third lease on life, Third Wind finds Gulfer at a unique moment in their ten-plus year career - When they started in 2011, Gulfer played scrappy, complex math rock influenced by the emo revival - But in 2024 they've emerged almost unrecognizable, while still retaining the spirit of what made them all fall in love with Gulfer in the first place.

    Third Wind's stylistic turns are emphasized by deeper texture and simpler songwriting, influenced by the reemergence of 90s alternative and shoegaze. With a new emphasis on atmosphere and more straightforward composition, Gulfer give themselves space to explore audaciously. Album opener "Clean" gets as close to pop as the band has ever been, where "No Brainer" dabbles deftly in downer rock that asks "what even is my fucking place in the world?"

    Bold juxtapositions feature elsewhere on Third Wind: pop-punk bruiser "Too Slow" stops on a dime before evolving into a slow burning drum n bass passage, all within two minutes. And then there's "Heartshape", a downright love song shrouded in virtuosic performance and electric-acoustic counterpoint. Although these contrasts could be construed as aimless fiddling, their seamlessness is the true essence of Third Wind, indicative of a sage band with a renewed love for what they do.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Clean
      • 2. Heartshape
      • 3. Cherry Seed
      • 4. Drainer
      • 5. Too Slow
      • 6. No Brainer
      • 7. Motive
      • 8. Prove
      • 9. Vacant Spirit
      • 10. Talk All Night

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