Blond Guru
St Louis, Missouri, United States
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"Blond Guru provides a comfort blanket that soothes the inner teen who discovered indie rock music for the first time in the early 2010s. The St. Louis-based band’s debut album, “Your Friends,” has a web of nostalgia that connects its rhythms to bands such as <a href="spotify:artist:0Ak6DLKHtpR6TEEnmcorKA" data-name="The Vaccines">The Vaccines</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7Ln80lUS6He07XvHI8qqHH" data-name="Arctic Monkeys">Arctic Monkeys</a>, and even back to the 90s’ Britpop and lo-fi scenes. Lead singer Noah Gregory’s sprechgesang vocals, combined with the varying heights and rhythmic solos across the album’s tracks, brings similarities to songs such as "<a href="spotify:track:0cXm3QqepHVzXKdm73sqkl" data-name="Beetlebum">Beetlebum</a>" by <a href="spotify:artist:7MhMgCo0Bl0Kukl93PZbYS" data-name="Blur">Blur</a> and "<a href="spotify:track:54aFuAQ048II4Trz9ZwhLP" data-name="Zürich Is Stained">Zürich Is Stained</a>" by <a href="spotify:artist:3inCNiUr4R6XQ3W43s9Aqi" data-name="Pavement">Pavement</a>. The lyrics throughout “Your Friends” are deeply personal—brief yet powerful, akin to former <a href="spotify:artist:3PP6ghmOlDl2jaKaH0avUN" data-name="Black Country, New Road">Black Country, New Road</a> lead singer Isaac Wood’s writing style. Standout songs from “Your Friends” include “Awkward/Detached,” “MR/TR,” and “Scripts.” This is a must-listen album that will force you to reckon with your foundations—where you started to become your true self." Isobel Dethrow
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