In the sea of 90’s grunge renaissance bands, and rediscovered new-wave sounds that Brooklyn has to offer, Greenpoint’s Christines stand out with their honed embrace of the shoegaze sound of the late 80’s/early 90’s. Perhaps a band this young would normally still be figuring itself out, but Christines have known what they’ve wanted to be from the get-go, having opened for Ringo Deathstarr at Mercury Lounge as one of their first shows, and flooring the crowd before the second opener even came on. A numbing, almost nuclear cold forms out of front man Andrew Burr’s fuzz and Jordan Parker’s bass, and is cut and warmed over by guitarist Matthew Wu’s beautiful lead guitar fills, and paved out entirely by Burr’s almost whispered lullaby-like vocals. There is not much movement on the stage, but you can’t help but notice how intensely and intently the four musicians perform. Though they only have two songs recorded and posted on their soundcloud, they have played a slew of shows around NYC in the past few months, and are playing July 23rd, and 24th at Glasslands, and Death By Audio, respectively. Don’t miss them! – JP Basileo
We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best Psych ROck/Shoegazer songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!