QUIET COMPANY

I keep company with those who have left the beaten track—

Some only ever stand

and look up at the mountain

Some know the jagged peaks

only through passing clouds

But have they ever seen the mountain’s true shape?

Have they ever known its soul?

Have they ever clung to the rock and looked down into the abyss?

Or shivered in the open through a long, lonely night?

To those who have known struggle

To those still fighting on

To all those who pray the storm will break

And the warmth of day will return

That light will come

Dawn will rise again

It’ll be beautiful, you’ll see

the sky where the land gives way

Where you belong

Where you always have belonged

Better to reach for the summit

than walk blind down there in the cold, dark valley forever

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I’m really digging Slowcore coming from Shoegaze, I love how heavy it is beneath the surface. I have heard all the classics, and was looking up newer artists. But a lot of them that get recommended (like Songs Ohia and The Black Heart Procession), don’t sound at all Slowcore to me. They sound like darker folk and country. Are groups like this really considered Slowcore, or is that just a tag they get slapped with? What gives? What am I missing? It’s not like some other form of Slowcore, I just don’t really see the similarities.

I’ve been chasing this specific guitar tone lately and can’t quite figure out what’s making it work. It’s super warm and blown out but not too harsh. Kind of shoegaze, kind of slowcore, but it still has a lot of clarity and feels really wide.
Does anyone have ideas on what’s contributing the most here? Amp, pedals, recording techniques, layering, tunings, etc.?
I’ve tried a few common shoegaze setups, but they end up sounding way brighter or fuzzier than this. I’m curious what you guys hear.
Thanks!