[dream-pop] (2025) crushed - no scope [FLAC] [DarkAngie]

    crushed – no scope (2025)

Review:
“Recording out of various homes, not fixed to any single location (Morell from Texas, now based in Los Angeles, and Durkan in Portland, Oregon), they write the songs they want to hear, tuning from shared taste (for trip-hop, Britpop, electronica, and the canon of ‘90s alt radio), a desire for emotionality, and an instinct for when it sounds right and honest; when it means something real to them. Their full-length debut embodies their trust in one another and in their craft. A no scope kill in the video game lexicon is achieved by shooting a sniper rifle at close range without scoping in on your target, an apt metaphor for two artists following their pop impulses, shooting from the hip with precision. “It might also mean like having no future,” jokes Morell “getting no-scoped by life.” The reality of failure looms in most creative pursuits, perhaps more pronounced the further into your field you get. Several musical lives and midnight transmissions have led Morell and Durkan to this project. And on the triumphant no scope, crushed take life’s best shots with their strongest work, wielding melodic, open-hearted hooks through a maze of breakbeats and spliced sound design with unprecedented immediacy and clarity. Next level, unlocked.” — femmusic.com

Track List:
01. exo
02. starburn
03. cwtch
04. heartcontainer
05. oneshot
06. airgap1
07. meghan
08. licorice
09. silene
10. weaponx
11. celadon
12. airgap2


Media Report:
Genre: dream-pop
Origin: Los Angeles, California, USA
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 6 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits
Compression mode: Lossless
Writing library: libFLAC 1.3.0 (UTC 2013-05-26)


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