Pale Waves
Pale Waves are an English rock band from Manchester, formed in 2014. Lead singer and guitarist Heather Baron-Gracie met drummer Ciara Doran while attending university in Manchester and they formed a band. Guitarist Hugo Silvani and bassist Charlie Wood soon joined and completed the lineup. The band's early work is often described as 80s-inspired indie rock or synth-pop; their second and third albums, however, owe more to the pop-punk genre.
How Critics See Pale Waves
Chorus pulls the clearest critic-consensus signals out of this discography: the highest-rated record, the tightest agreement, the sharpest split, and the best place to start.
Smitten
2024
Highest ChoruScore in this discography at 75/100 across 9 reviews.
Pale Waves's Smitten presses rewind and polish at once, trading punk abrasions for gleaming 1980s-tinged synths while mining infatuation and queer desire with newfound clarity. Acr...
Smitten
2024
Best balance of score, review depth, and critic agreement for a first listen.
Pale Waves's Smitten presses rewind and polish at once, trading punk abrasions for gleaming 1980s-tinged synths while mining infatuation and queer desire with newfound clarity. Acr...
