Guthrie Robin & Gardener Mark

Effortlessly assured, poised, and graceful, this an album whose many charms unfold and reward over repeated listens.
At a time when fascination with the shoegaze movement of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s is enjoying a
revival, whether it be through band reformations—including the forthcoming reunion of Gardener’s
former band Ride—or adulatory documentaries—2014’s Beautiful Noise—it can be easy to acquire a
form of nostalgic tunnel vision. Guthrie and Gardener’s Universal Road leads us in a fresh direction.