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- Summary: The third full-length release from British shoegaze band bdrmm includes electronic influences and features guest appearances by Nightbus's Olivesque and Working Men's Club.
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- Record Label: Rock Action Records
- Genre(s): Electronic, Pop/Rock, Shoegaze
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Feb 28, 2025From the get go, Bdrmm delight in defying expectation. .... What’s so compelling about the record is the urgency of Smith’s writing this time round.
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Mar 31, 2025In spite of its more defined nature, Microtonic is an entirely immersive affair. There’s tiny sonic motifs littered across the record, connecting each moment to the next and making everything feel like one well-rounded experience.
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Feb 27, 2025‘Microtonic’ is not just the soundtrack of a rattling dance towards doomsday, but a eureka moment for bdrmm in which they’ve fallen into the vast potential of their musicianship.
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UncutFeb 27, 2025Boldest of all is the grimy techno pulse and bass thrum of "Lake Disappointment", which pulls off a stylistic switch while maintaining the winningly smoky atmosphere of the album as a whole. [Mar 2025, p.31]
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Mar 4, 2025It’s messy in places, beautiful in others, and constantly in motion – Microtonic is the first step towards greatness on the band’s own terms.
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Feb 28, 2025The not-so-subtle electronic textures—with hints of Krautrock rhythms—heard on Microtonic add a contemporary edge to the classic bdrmm sound. It’s a delicate balance, but bdrmm manage to pull it off. They’ve created an album that feels both familiar and fresh, rooted in the past but firmly looking forward.
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Feb 28, 2025Recent singles Lake Disappointment and John on the Ceiling are more straightforward bangers, while Snares contrasts tense verses with the euphoric release of its chorus. At times, though, the tunes are so gossamer-light that they simply float away.