The Depreciation Guild

If I told you that I was currently in love with an 8-bit/shoegaze album, you’d probably look at me like I’d gone bonkers. The fact of the matter, however, is that I’ve just recently discovered The Depreciation Guild and that is exactly how they describe their music. Imagine alt rock with melodic vocals and haunting guitar lines woven into a chiptune soundscape… Still think I’m crazy? Check it out for yourself! You can get a taste of their stuff on their MySpace profile, and their album, In Her Gentle Jaws, is available for download for free on their website (just click the yellow band labelled ‘album’ to get to the link). You can also download their debut release, Nautilus, from here (again, it’s free).

Who would’ve thought guitars and Nintendo sound chips could fit together so nicely?

-Rowan

~ by Rowan on 4 April, 2009.