LABEL: Earth Analog RecordsVINYL RELEASE DATE: 12/8/2023ALBUM RELEASE DATE: 2020VARIANT: Black Vinyl 2LP Having gone under-appreciated during their initial '90s run, Hum went on to influence the entire shoegazy punk movement of the 2010s (and Deftones), and they returned after a 22-year break with an album that might actually be better than their classics. The shoegazy parts are shoegazier, the heavy parts are heavier, the songs are varied but focused, and the whole album is their most airtight collection yet. It scratches the itch that you want Hum to scratch, but it feels forward-thinking and modern, almost effortlessly surpassing so many of the buzzy punkgaze bands who took after them. If only every reunion album could be this good.
