Hermione Hoby 

Frankie Rose: Interstellar – review

The garage rock veteran's second solo album swaps the scuzzy sound of her former bands for shimmering new wave, writes Hermione Hoby
  
  


No more the fuzzy-scuzzy scrappiness of Rose's former garage rock bands Vivian Girls, Crystal Stilts and Dum Dum Girls: her second solo release is indebted to the bold synths and tight guitars of 80s new wave. Unlike the Cure et al, these sounds are softened and sweetened by Rose's gossamer voice, which has been multitracked into layers of shimmering harmonies. Add pealing melodies and the sort of exquisite production that binds every element into a deliciously immersive wash, and you have a record to get lost in.

 

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