“Best listened to from inside the womb.”
Or while taking off in an airplane. Or while watching 2001: A Space Odyssey. Or while trying to fall asleep. Or all of the above.
Duster formed in San Jose in the mid-90s, and their debut album Stratosphere just turned 25. Yeah, even the slowcore kids are old now. Alternating between calm stoned plucking pieces and heavy droning repetitive jams with mumbled verses, the lofi cult hit remains as impressive and enjoyable as ever, soundtracking the numb malaise of the 1990s as much as the super-informed depression of the 2020s. Another link in the indie rock chain, and a hell of a good one.
Luckily for Duster fans, the band is actively playing shows again, and just announced Remote Echoes, a collection of home-tracked demos originally only available on cassette in the 90s.
