The Charlottes - Beautify [1991]
This frantic pop tune smothered in squalling psychedelic noise is quite the exhilarating racket. A slice of prime shoegazery.
Classic noise pop/shoegaze that you might not know because they weren't on Creation or 4AD and didn't have s high profile publicity machine at their disposal. The Charlottes were top tier though, perhaps not as beloved these days because they had a towering dense heavy sound and weren't as ethereal as the other groups. Their second LP Things Come Apart released in early 1991 is a minor masterpiece as the five tunes on this post attest.
The Charlottes - Prayer Song [1991]
They get into a classic kaleidoscopic pummelling groove here. Loud layers of ceaselessly swirling fuzzed out guitar bliss. Pretty awesome.
The Charlottes - Love In The Emptiness [1990]
Ferocious and dense shoegaze that heads towards the gloomy but the band's bracing energy doesn't let that get you down. Pouting in the face of the abyss on this tranced-out mantra-rock classic.
The insane and great drumming on all these tunes is provided by Simon Scott who would go on to shoegaze fame and fortune as the man behind the kit for Slowdive.
The Charlottes - Liar [1990]
The sensational clamorous pop thrills of Liar was like The Hummingbirds covering Dreams Burn Down. This was their glorious pop moment and chance at shoegaze stardom, that was not to be, a few months later they had broken up and become a footnote in shoegaze history.
The Charlottes - See Me Feel [1990]
They get into a frenzy on this frenetic fuzz and wah-wah monster. A barnstorming noise-pop triumph.
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