💥 catalog sale continues today with Gulfer! (miss u) ~ all formats of their fun as hell final full-length record 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒅 𝑾𝒊𝒏𝒅 are 50% off on our website through April 27 with code THIRDWIND 🕒
When
@gguullffeerr started in 2011, they played scrappy, complex math rock influenced by the emo revival. But in 2024, the band emerged almost unrecognizable, while still retaining the spirit of what made them all fall in love with playing together in the first place.
Written in majority part by guitarist/vocalist Joseph Therriault, morsels of founding members Vincent Ford and David Mitchell’s sound remained throughout. Signature wistful vocals and oblique-yet-nimble guitars are still a fixture, as are thematic elements that touch on burnout, climate crisis, and losing touch with a difficult reality. But 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘥’s stylistic turns are emphasized by deeper texture and simpler songwriting, influenced by the reemergence of 90s alternative and shoegaze. With a new emphasis on atmosphere and more straightforward songwriting, Gulfer gave themselves space to explore audaciously.
At the time,
@swimintosound wrote, "their best sounding record to date, where that trademarked Gulfer clarity meets a host of new ideas and sounds.” ... “Front to back, the fourth Gulfer album is an absolute barrage, smacking you in the face from the jump and not letting up until the album comes to its perfectly timed close.”
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🌱 We have 3 LP variants in stock. 180g black, “clean green” vinyl, and “vacant yellow” vinyl— with die-cuts on the jackets + a fully-printed inner sleeve! We’ve also got bluegreen tapes with a very special norelco case. Stay tuned for a second sale on their 𝘚/𝘛 record 🫴
📸 photos of band shot by Noémie Plante
✍️ Swim into the Sound words by
@FullBlownMeltdown
Slide 4: "Too Slow" mv
Slides 5, 11: BTS 😮💨
Slide 7: "Heartship" mv
Slide 10: "Clean" mv
Slide 14: from
@floodmagazine , thanks
@mike_lesuer
🎧💿: topshelfrecords.com/268
