Having previously appeared on a variety of Reverb Records compilations with titles including The Fuzzy Ball and NW ShoegazerBliss The High Violets and their label don’t attempt to hide their influences and tastes in any fashion. In fact, the band’s member bios make a point of mentioning which member does not own a copy of My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless (that would be drummer Luke Strahota).

While evidence of Loveless’s impact is clear throughout To Where You Are, The High Violets are far from reliant on fuzzy, droning guitars to create their sound. Instead, allusions to the group’s shoegazing influences occur throughout the album in small portions – most notably on opening track "Sun Baby" – and with increased production values. Donavan’s voice glides cleanly over the instrumentation and its presence is more than welcome as covering up such a voice would almost certainly qualify as a crime.

To Where You Are is a skilled and respectful blend of pop and shoegazing sensibilities and for those that think The High Violets sit a bit too far on the pop side of things, a listen to the closing guitar segment of "Chinese Letter" shows that the band isn’t afraid of making a bit of noise.