By José Gandue @Gandour
This trio describes their music as "guitar pop." Going further, the Chileans Perfect Strangers They are sonically related to some of the most prominent moments of early 1990s shoegaze. They bring to mind certain moments of Loveless, from the Irish My Bloody Valentine or brushstrokes of Spooky by the English band Lush. An unusual use of reverb is noticeable in Karen Cabezas's voice amidst the deep sharpness of the guitars and the magnetic tone of the drums. And in the mix, a struggle against temporality and the dictatorship of sound updating is unleashed.
Perfect Strangers has decided to go back in time And that's even more noticeable in his video. The Beach, where the image construction seems done with outdated technology and a curious fondness for on-screen noise. Everything is coherent in the discourse, and the truth is that its attempt to break away from the conventional, from what defines current trends, is commendable., at least for the effort of finding the difference compared to others.