They Are Gutting A Body Of Water - Destiny XL

Destiny XL, the 2019 album from They Are Gutting a Body of Water, captures the band in a moment of bold transformation. Originally a cult favorite release, it’s now being made widely available to retail for the first time, giving new listeners a chance to experience its dense, immersive soundworld.

Shedding the lo-fi haze of their earlier recordings, Destiny XL rebuilds TAGABOW’s identity around a darker, more enigmatic strain of shoegaze, one that pulses with electronic tension and cinematic atmosphere. Guitars crash and dissolve into layers of sampled noise and glitchy rhythms, creating a listening experience that feels both visceral and otherworldly. As Stereogum noted, it’s a “revelation,” a record that fuses sample-heavy experimentation with raw emotional power, setting the stage for the band’s ascent as one of the most forward-thinking acts in modern shoegaze.