The first words that came to my mind amidst the introductory track of Grandparents‘ Don’t Move Time were: the 70s and Led Zeppelin. Having my fill of this in early high school made me hesitant to listen on, but keep listening. It gets so, so good.
Take "Ethereal Light," for instance, my favorite track. At first slow-moving and oceanic, you get a feminine background specter catching onto the lead’s faraway croons. The whole thing is distanced and lulling, but sudden drum clashes kick the listener back in, carrying an ebb and flow through some distal dream.
Grandparents’ call themselves psychedelic shoegaze, which seems fitting. Signed with Gnar Tapes and Shit, you can name your price for their new album via bandcamp. –April Ehrlich