Shallow, practically by themselves, seem to be carrying the shoegazing legacy into the next millenium. They've been compared to My Bloody Valentine, and that's no joke. Shallow provide washes of white noise and distortion, beautiful glimmering melodies and lots of reverb very similar to their dream-pop heroes. Two of the three band members sport the last name Shields, a la Kevin. Is that pushing it? Nope. As far as I know, those are their real names. Coincedence? You decide.

Perhaps more serene and angelic than MBV, Shallow are no strangers to crafting a good pop tune themselves. Songs like the opening bliss- sequence, "Missile Command," the Cure- inspired "You Give Me Butterflies," and the impossibly wonderful, "Wash, Dry, Fold" are all remarkable signs of independent talent. Whether Shallow intend to channel the Bloody spirit eternally is still unknown, but one listen to High Flyin' Kid Stuff proves that their style could be more than Sheilds - deep.

-Ryan Schreiber