Listened: Wednesday September 8
Love and Distortion is perhaps the album I am most annoyed about leaving unlistened for years, until about a year ago. The Stratford 4 were a local band from San Francisco, which is what motivated me to buy their album in the bargain bin. When I finally gave Love and Distortion a listen, I fell in love.
The album is a dreamy wash of noisy very shoegaze-inspired guitars. I easily get lost on their tide of sound. I also appreciate that there’s real lyrics and the singer can sing decently. Sometimes those things are neglected in shoegaze in favor of the drone.
I wish I had gotten a clue about them back when they were still a band. It would have been great to check out one of their shows.
Emily's Albums A to Z 
[…] realized I made an error in my entry for Love & Distortion, Stratford 4′s followup to The Revolt Against Tired Noises. It was Revolt that was sitting […]