Crash by Ether Aura

Standouts here include the opening vocal-hook-laden, atmospheric rocker "All Doves Grey", the lovely, airy, very Cocteau Twins-esque "Falling", the killer bass groove and lead guitar work of the infectious "Once Shed Skin", and the reverb-drenched moody balladry of "I'm All You Need". The plodding rock of "About You" casts shadows of Lush, while "6 Days Yesterday" and "Why" are the disc's most upbeat, both poppy alt rock numbers that also recall Lush with Mazzy Star undertones. The latter, notably, contains a particularly hooky chorus.

"Hardly Know You" returns to hazy Curve-esque rock. The disc's title track, on the other hand, is a plodding ethereal ballad countered by a heavier chorus. The bass-driven "Waiting" comes in with a plethora of swirling melodic guitar, feedback, and string scrapes, coalescing to form a great delay-inflected atmospheric rocker, while the closing "In Oceans" projects an ambience similar to "I'm All You Need" and features some nice slide guitar.

In the end, Ether Aura's Crash is a very solid outing, both energetic and emotive, with a handful of particularly exceptional tracks that warrant plenty of repeat play. Curve fans will either love them or, given the reaction of many Curve fans to Garbage, point out their similarities to Curve every chance they get. However, that said, Crash is a spectacular and dynamic alternative rock outing with heavy shoegazer and goth leanings that's certainly worth a listen."

-Josh, Graveconcerns Webzine

"I like this a lot! Good old indie rock, reminiscent of Rose Chronicles with excellent female vocals and fuzzy guitars. The songs are well written and well recorded. The lyrics are interesting and varied. A lot of that reverberated distorted guitar sound that the indie bands are so fond of. I swear this is like a new Kristy Thrisk project, the voices are damn close. There's really not much to say except that I really like this, and you will to if you're down with the indie rock thing. I thoroughly enjoyed all the tracks offered. I even like the name! This is my favorite review for this month, so if you agree with my review then give this a listen, you will not be sorry. "

-J. Defektive, Space Junkies Webzine

Ether Aura:

Tony Hamera - guitars / fx

Kate Hinote - voice

Bret Haupt - bass guitar / vocals

William King - the drums

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