Despite offering the best balance of sonic heaviness and atmospheric dynamics when done right, the Shoegaze genre can find bands all too often relying on the nostalgia of nineties guitar sounds and becomes an airy dungeon for gear fiends with a pedal fetish to instruments within. This is not the case on Midscale’s new EP, Dread, This Could Save You. Instead, the French band invests in songwriting and gives vocals more of a priority, rather than relegating them to just being a human layer in a sea of delay.
