“Olivine” is an impressive track from Los Angeles-based band Drowsy. Crafting a sound with elements of shoegaze, dream-pop, and metal, Drowsy show fantastic eclectic reach in terms of tone and atmosphere throughout “Olivine.” Shimmering guitars emerge just past the one-minute mark, cementing a murkily consuming vein of dreamy shoegaze with textural beauty. The “oh, Olivine,” section a minute later reminds fondly of Wild Nothing, meshing emotive pleas with nocturnal allure. A wave of blistering guitar distortion at 03:13 kick-starts a section full of beautiful noise, with lingering feedback gently fading as this stellar track concludes. “Olivine” excites me for whatever’s next from Drowsy.
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“Olivine” and other memorable tracks from this month can also be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Best of January 2020’ Spotify playlist.
The track is also featured in the genre-based, best-of Spotify compilation Shoegaze / Post-Punk / Dream-Pop.
