It’s a cliche that shoegaze has to sound miserable. Debuting in April with ‘Snow Falling‘, seven-track EP featuring a lovely upbeat cover of the Velvet’s ‘Who Loves The Sun’, Sundaze brought a sprightly dream pop touch back to the sounds of reverb-a-go-go and loud screeching distortion. With their hand-clapping rhythms and prominent melodies, the trio infuse a youthful energy into the loops, and like a shimmering answer to the new wave of monotony, find a light in the deepest notes. A shoegazing band with their heads up high? Now that’s a sweet little paradox. Catch them at Slabtown this Friday, and a week later (7/27) for their first show at the Doug Fir Lounge- Tracy Mamoun
