Moodring – ‘Stargazer’

Often music trends come and go in cycles – “what old, is new again”. With an ethereal mix of grunge, rock, metal, and shoegaze in their sound, emerging Floridian quartet Moodring is stylistically reminiscent of years gone by. However, their debut full-length, ‘Stargazer’, is far from a nostalgic blast of alt-metal. Over the course of its 11 tracks, they build a compelling set of songs, encompassing various moods. Arriving a year on from their introductory EP, ‘showmetherealyou’, Moodring’s follow-up leans more on their melancholy. Whereas the aforementioned EP served up a denser sound, yet hinted at the four-piece’s genre-fluidity. ‘Stargazer’ subtly opens with the atmospheric ‘How to Leave Painlessly’ before ‘Disintergrate’s boisterous drums explode. Backed by stirring guitars, Hunt...