New York rock quintet GIFT formed just before the COVID-19 pandemic and recorded their 2022 debut album Momentary Presence during its associated isolation. Thankfully, their music – a dizzying blend of early shoegaze, classic ‘90s alternative rock and even modern pop – quickly transcended that troubled time to prick up the ears of adventurous listeners both at home and across the Atlantic Ocean.
TGIFT – vocalist/guitarist TJ Freda, multi-instrumentalists Jessica Gurewitz and Justin Hrabovsky, drummer Gabe Camarano and bassist Kallan Campbell – return with “Wish Me Away,” their first new song in the 18 months since the debut and first on new label home Captured Tracks. With its earworm guitar lines, propulsive rhythms, riveting vocals and mind-expanding sonics, “Wish Me Away” is the perfect sonic springboard from Momentary Presence to where GIFT are going next. It’s also a potent reminder that you can still preserve that twinkle in your eye even when you feel like everything’s slipping away.
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