Clay Goodman Injected Alt-90s Nostalgia with Hook-Heavy Shoegaze Swagger in Such Fun –

Alt-90s nostalgia oscillates through Such Fun, the seminal hit from Clay Goodman, who brought hooky euphoria to dazed and reverb-drenched shoegaze guitars by intersecting the ethereal chaos with bites of cross-Atlantic alt-indie. There’s a bit of 90s Britpop swagger nestled into the mix with the infectious appeal of Teenage Fanclub; it’s the kind of track you hear and think, why the fuck hasn’t this been done before?

Goodman can sleep easy at night knowing he’s eked innovation from some of the most revered alt-indie genres without reducing himself to pastiche. If tracks with any substance went viral, everyone would be humming the ascending harmonies in the chorus that sweeten the frenetic drums that intensify the definitive alt-90s anthem.

With the Grandaddy-esque synths that peek into the mix towards the outro, marked by the distortion of casting aside a guitar, Clay Goodman ticked every alt-indie box with Such Fun, which carries just the right amount of semi-sardonic flavour to seduce misers out of their gloom.

Raised on rock royalty and driven by an obsession with songwriting, the Virginia-based artist knew early on he was meant to soundtrack the disillusioned daydreams of listeners craving something real. With this track, he more than delivered.

Such Fun is now available on all major streaming platforms via this link.

Review by Amelia Vandergast