Hearts
Swedish duo I Break Horses immerse themselves in homemade shoegaze, the kind that's made by computers for computers. It's an approach and sound that's crossed language barriers for the past 20 or so years as bands strive to approximate Loveless without the benefit of a label they can bankrupt in the process.
Pitched somewhere between synthed-up '80s mood-out and electronic-infused shoegaze, the Swedish duo I Break Horses may have a slightly off-kilter name, but Hearts is a fine, if often derivative, debut album, a classic instance of a band knowing who and what they love, but not to the point of making it their own.
Swedish duo I Break Horses take their cues from shoegaze greats, at times sounding like the younger siblings of Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, and Ride.
Music and performer as one, it’s hard to know where I Break Horses begin and their walls of sound end.
Sweeden's I Break Horses recreate the shoegazing sound with propulsive intensity, writes <strong>Hermione Hoby</strong>
The Swedish pop scene has produced a number of groups who sing in English and have enjoyed some recognition in America.