#5. Softcult - Shortest Fuse
Title: Shortest Fuse
Artist: Softcult
Album: Heaven EP
I saw Softcult open up for Teenage Wrist two years ago and my admiration for them has definitely grown since then. Any time I can find a band holding true to the '90s shoegaze feel (akin to Slowdive, Morella's Forest, Hum and Starflyer 59), I get pretty excited. As for their newest album, there's a lot of buzzy gloom and fuzz and... well, noise. So much noise, and it all sounds pretty fantastic. "Shortest Fuse" gives us a sad view capitalistic America and how it's draining all of our sex drives. Pretty curious that it made it all the way up here to #5, huh? Hoping for more happy returns as this band continues their endeavors.
Favorite line: "Held my hand over the stove, wanted to feel in control - some people learn from mistakes"
Previous five #5s:
2023: The Awakening - Gabriel2022: Silversun Pickups - Alone on a Hill
2021: Meryl Creep - Spiraling
2020: Empathy Test - Monsters
2019: Within Temptation - In Vain
2018: Andrew WK - Music Is Worth Living For
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