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Cherry Stars Collide: Dream Pop, Shoegaze & Ethereal Rock 1986-1995 Image
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  • Summary: The four-disc set features 65 tracks of dream pop, shoegaze and ethereal rock from between 1986 and 1995, including songs from such artists as the Cocteau Twins, Slowdive, Talk Talk, and The Telescopes.
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  • Record Label: Cherry Red
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Pop, Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Shoegaze, Darkwave
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  1. Apr 4, 2023
    90
    Overall, Cherry Stars Collide is an impressive collection that acts as a gateway to discovering a host of bands and artists that previously would have gone recognized, and that alone makes this boxset an indispensable artifact.
  2. Apr 4, 2023
    80
    Cherry Stars Collide is a worthwhile deep dive into the lucid, spaced-out realm of alternative music.
  3. Mojo
    Apr 4, 2023
    60
    Allowing Talk Talk, The Chameleons and David Sylvian to swell the ranks of recognisable names and the odd mystifying entry too - on what planet is The Wake's English rain ethereal, dream pop or showgaze? [May 2023, p.98]
  4. Classic Rock Magazine
    Apr 4, 2023
    60
    Four discs of heavy-lidded, slope-shouldered, shoe-gazing aural opioids. [May 2023, p.89]