Another day, another ethereal dreampop/shoegaze track. Battlebots is the debut release from the Texan band Keepsake. They write that they take inspiration from artists like Cocteau Twins and The Cranberries and I can certainly hear the former here musically and … Continue reading Keepsake – Battlebots
Lights is the latest single from the new to me Malaysian dreampop band Commemorate. The band, who consist of Sasha Ningkan (lyrics/vocals/ guitars), Irman Hilmi (guitars/sequencing), Wan Hafiz (bass), Tariq Hamzah (guitars) and Muhammad Naqi (drums), released their debut self … Continue reading Commemorate – Lights
Another mix to end the week on featuring tracks that have grabbed my attention over the past week or so. Dreamy ethereal seems to be the main theme this week as tracks from Powder Pink & Sweet, Swallowtail and Yndling … Continue reading The “I Still Think About You” Sampler
Three tracks I discovered via a spree on Youtube. Forty Winks – Liadfh Noisy and experimental stuff from this US based band. It’s taken from the recently released Love Is a Dog From Hell EP. Fuzzy and distorted guitars with … Continue reading A Midweek Threesome – Three With Videos
As I mentioned on a previous post may has been a pretty hectic month here at RIL Towers. Well end of terrace to be fair. Not much posting but plenty of listening and enough to populate a new mix. As … Continue reading Records I Like Mix May 2025
There has not been a lot of posting this month but plenty of listening instead which means we have reached the third sampler of the month. That must be a new erm, “record” for me. However given the excellent music … Continue reading The “Did You Hear?” Sampler
Another week of busyness that has meant I have not posted of late. However I have managed to carry on listening regardless so here is another sampler with the pick of the crop. A mix of indiepop and ethereal shoegaze … Continue reading The “Want Some Air” Sampler
It’s been such an amazing start to May weather wise here in the UK and I have to say music wise too. None more so after my inbox was flooded by emails this past Bandcamp Friday. A comeback single from … Continue reading The “We Danced Once” Sampler
It’s an extended weekend here in the UK so here is part one of a round-up what I have have been listening too and in many cases what I have finally got around to listening too! I noticed that US … Continue reading Tales from the Eostre Sessions #1
I started putting this sampler together a fortnight ago and just when it was ready another track came along and I had to include it. Still I managed to impose a limit or I would have been here to the … Continue reading The “Day After Days” Sampler
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