Staking a claim in the sonic space between Cocteau Twins and The Sundays, Autumn’s Grey Solace make a sublime mixture of dreampop, shoegaze, and ethereal goth.  Subdued percussion, layers of processed guitars, and Erin Welton’s heavenly voice fuse together to make a sound perfect for those rainy days where the dark clouds have yet to fully obscure the sky.  What sets Shades of Grey apart from other albums written in a similar vein is the general atmosphere of the record; whereas other bands pile on the doom and gloom to an almost suffocating degree, Autumn’s Grey Solace lets the music breathe.  Though I would not characterize these songs as particularly uplifting, they possess a shimmering beauty that shines through the shadows.  A fragile beauty, perhaps, but a beauty nonetheless.

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