Planer dared to begin with ‘Finish’ on their debut 3-track launch. The standout single, Paper, is sonic sanctuary for anybody who was absorbing puddles of their dishevelled denims earlier than it was cool. The augmentors of Shoegaze constructed the observe with a hypnotic juxtaposition between the luxurious languidity of distortion-heavy manufacturing and visceral instrumental momentum. It’s pure poetry. The ennui of outlier desolation oscillates via the discharge earlier than Grandaddy-esque polyphonic synths ship a sugar repair into the sludgy melancholy that may really feel like dwelling for any alt 90s child, or anybody romanticising the period they need they existed inside, as an alternative of the extra maleficent malaise of modernity.
The diaphanous humility within the vocals attracts you in, whereas the relentless kinetic present ensures you keep submerged and sonically sedated by the sense-wrestling progressions. It’s a shocking option to sign that Planer’s future releases will solely dive deeper into that emotionally expansive density.
Shaped of J. Mooradian, Z. Moncrieff, Matt “Bucket” Day, and Ricky Body, Planer exists someplace between ethereal magnificence and crushing sonic weight. They’ve already sharpened a sound that weaves post-rock dynamics into heavy shoegaze foundations, with twin vocal and guitar work that by no means chases crescendo for the sake of it. Their goal is environment and texture, and Paper proves they’ve mastered the push and pull between introspection and catharsis.
Paper is now accessible on all main streaming platforms, together with Spotify.
Evaluate by Amelia Vandergast