Wait to Pleasure

The Montreal shoegaze band display far more confidence on their second album than on any of their previous releases, breaking out of the murk to offer distinct, tactile sensations in the form of glam rock stomp, slo-mo pop, desert blues, and dirty electroclash. Somehow, it all fits.

After scrapping their first effort, No Joy finally follow-up their debut with an ambitious, eccentric record

11 tracks of absolutely top-quality shoegaze from Montreal's No Joy, unabashedly plundering everything from My Bloody Valentine (the faded female vocals and walls of crashing guitar noise), Curve (the juddering synths and electronic drums underpinning tracks like Blue Neck Riviera) and Swervedriver, and the raw noise-pop hooks of Lush and Cocteau Twins