I've got Devastator by Star (think that's all they've done, isn't it?) and again, I enjoy it. The guy has definitely come out with some decent shoegazey releases. I think what distinguishes the Lovesliescrushing work I've heard so far from his noise pop stuff is the fact that, to me at least, both Astrobrite and Star are a little formulaic. They stick within the lines and consequently you kind of know what you're going to get. Nothing wrong with that if you're a fan of the sounds - as I am - but Xuvetyn was more engrossing in that it managed to surprise me quite regularly.
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