While many of its aesthetic touchstones were established way back in the early ’90s, shoegaze continues to glacially evolve as it quietly asserts itself throughout 21st century music. Outlander are a case in point, sounding wholly contemporary even as they channel forebears such as Slowdive or Ride. The most obvious point of difference between Acts Of Harm and these more traditional bands lies in the sense of dynamics learned from post-rock. Want No More and New Motive Power demonstrate these Brummies’ willingness to shift into higher gear, primarily through Jack Davis adjusting his drum settings to ‘wallop’. Another obvious but effective cross-pollination embraced by Outlander is the influence of slowcore, the delicate, atmospheric subgenre exemplified by cult acts Codeine and...