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Am I ready for Moondreamzzz?

Ah, shit. I'm not ready for Moondreamzzz. I've been sitting on this tape for what feels like weeks -- for all I know, it probably has been. I'd be lying if I said I haven't been deliberately pushing this post back for a few days, but at this point, I'm conscious of the fact that it'd be rude of me to continue pussy-footing around a tape that I find to be a stunning musical undertaking. My hesitation towards sharing this EP definitely isn't a statement against the group or their music, but more-so my inability to do articulate my appreciation for songs of this nature. I can bullshit about rambunctious, feedback-laden hardcore. I can spitball nonsense about stupid punk garbage. Hell, I can even feign understanding on subgenres that I don't necessarily partake in, notably noise-oriented projects or ones that lie further on the metal-end of the musical spectrum. But a band like Moondreamzzz, something as ethereal and shapeless as such, is the sort of music that resides beyond my scope of auditory recognition. As I've stated about a handful of bands before, Moondreamzzz is the type of band whose music is better off being described by someone who has a musical lexicon worth a damn. In my hands, I feel like Moondreamzzz's compositions are bound to be undersold, like I wouldn't be capable of doing it justice. Going forward, just keep in mind that I do genuinely adore Moondreamzzz's newest EP; don't mistake my poor articulations or short-phrased aural descriptors as a sign of feigned enthusiasm towards this group, because believe me, there's plenty of enthusiasm at hand. I just don't write too good about music.

It also doesn't help that I'm mentally out-of-it this evening. Where the fuck is my aspirin?

Moondreamzzz is a three-piece punk group from LA; as I'm sure the band's name immediately led you to believe, they do dwell in shoegaze territory, somewhat. That assumption is surely bolstered for anyone who's listened to the previously-released teaser track for this five-track EP, "Shy Toes", which is an undeniably shoegaze-like track, with elements of alternative and psychedelic rock sprinkled throughout. I went ahead and featured that particular track at the end of September's mix (https://youtu.be/YCDNAkpQLuE?t=2801), but back then, the track was still nothing more than a teaser. The whole tape hadn't been released yet, so as far as I knew, Moondreamzzz could possibly wind up to be nothing more than yet another fuzz-enveloped shoegaze band that'd only lend itself to a handful of pseudo-introspective listens before its pedal-ridden harmonies grew stale. As charming as I found "Shy Toes" to be, I never would've expected myself to be nearly as enamored by the group as I am now.

[Remaining portion of the write-up is in the comments.]

TRACK LIST:
Reaper - 0:00
Shy Toes - 2:12
Special Hold - 5:29
Leaving - 8:18
Last Words - 13:58

SUPPORT: https://moondreamzzz.bandcamp.com/album/leap-year-3
DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/file/rxspzxh13070xzu/Leap_Year.zip