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Podcast: Look At My Records!
Episode: Episode 213: Gentle Heat
Description: David Algrim of Chicago noise-pop outfit Gentle Heat is our guest for Episode 213 of Look At My Records! The project just released their second full-length, Sheer, a towering record that sits sweetly between the distorted haze of shoegaze and the saccharine melodies of noise-leaning indie pop. With new member Sarah Clausen on keys, the group’s songwriting features poppier elements to counteract their guitar fuzz, including gorgeous vocal harmonies that remain constant across the album’s nine tracks. Algrim and Tom chatted all about the album’s pop influences and more, including how Gentle Heat has persisted through several lineup...