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Danish Duo Snuggle Unveils Bittersweet Dream Pop Album
3 Oct
Summary
- Snuggle's new album Goodbyehouse hides existential angst beneath melodic dream pop
- Vocals cut through the music with sobering clarity, contrasting the lush instrumentals
- Album captures a sense of bittersweet existentialism, reflecting exhaustion and disillusionment
In a departure from the typical neo-shoegaze sound, the Danish duo Snuggle has unveiled their new album Goodbyehouse, which serves as a Trojan horse for psychic hurt and existential angst. While the music may initially appear to be a sugary confection of '90s alt-rock and dream pop, the vocals of Andrea Thuesen Johansen cut through the lush instrumentals with a sobering clarity.
Tracks like "Dust," which the band describes as a "love song for an apocalypse," showcase Snuggle's ability to veil their distress in the prettiest of sonic textures. Unlike the shoegaze acts that have come before them, Snuggle refuses to succumb to the same sonic fantasy, instead confronting their emotions head-on. The result is a bittersweet exploration of life's exhaustion and disillusionment, captured in a manner that is never epic or cathartic, but rather a reflection of the human experience.
Snuggle's music is a testament to the remarkable sound emerging from the Danish indie scene, particularly on labels like Escho and 15 love. With their unique blend of slacker shoegaze and drab dream pop, the duo has managed to nail a particular well-trodden musical style with rich detail, offering a refreshingly honest take on the human condition.
