Category: Shoegaze

Dream Pop, Dreampop, Shoegaze1 Comment

The Churchhill Garden – In Light

Tom

You know you are in for a treat when Andy Jossi’s The Churchhill Garden team up with Krissy Vanderwoude who once again supplies the lyrics and voice. The combination of that voice and Jossi’s guitars is always one to look forward to as together they produce a fantastic array of sounds. Vanderwoude’s voice is dominant, giving her own words justice. They are never undermined by the fuzzy guitars which are left to produce their own wall of sound as they play out whilst the vocals fade away. If you are looking for a one word description it’s gorgeous. Amazingly available … Continue reading The Churchhill Garden – In Light

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Neyemia Grue – Blue​-Hearted

Tom

Neyemia Grue are a dream-pop band who hail from Sumy in the Ukraine. The Blue​-Hearted EP is the follow up to 2017s Revelations single and features five tracks. The songs veer between the lively and the dreamy, sometimes both, but regardless of the speed of the songs it’s the female vocals stand out. As the vocalist sings in her native tongue I have no idea what is being sung but I get the impression from the song titles that the words err on the side of melancholy. I find that her voice reminds me of Alison Shaw from The Cranes … Continue reading Neyemia Grue – Blue​-Hearted

Alt Rock, C86, Dream Pop, Dreampop, indiepop, Jangle Pop, Noise Pop, Psychedelia, Shoegaze, TweeLeave a comment

Records I Like Mix February 2020

Tom

Well a bit later than usual but finally here is the mix for February 2020 featuring tracks released in the past month or so – some a bit longer. 60 minutes of listening pleasure! Details and full tracklisting: Golden Teardrops – I Won’t Be Fooled Again Is that a bit of floor stompin’ northern soul I can hear creeping into to their brand of baroque/sunshine pop? I think it is you know! The Lousy Pop Group – Days It’s a gentle, wistful track that harks back to 1980s indiepop/twee and which fades away far too soon. Wild Nothing – Blue … Continue reading Records I Like Mix February 2020

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Meltway – From Blue

Tom

Meltway are a new Danish/Norwegian band who write that they are a “dreamy and noisy indie-rock heavily inspired by the 90’s shoegaze-scene”. They release their debut EP titled Everytime next week and have previewed the track From Blue as a taster. It’s a longish track which takes those influences into account and I like the way the guitars merge with the breezy vocals giving a spacious aura to the track. The Everytime EP is released on February 10th 2020 in digital formats and can be pre-ordered from here. Facebook Continue reading Meltway – From Blue

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Silent Run – Side A [EP]

Tom

Russian band Silent Run hail from the city of Nizhny Novgorod and Side A features the first part of a live session that the band recorded last year. They make a blend of music that mixes alt-rock, post-rock and shoegaze. As it is recorded live some of their songs come over as loud and raw especially on the driving and noisy instrumental Because Fuck You, That’s Why! They demonstrate that they can do the “not so severe side” just as well as evidenced on the gentle opener Drone A. Highlight for me is Awake as the female vocals give the … Continue reading Silent Run – Side A [EP]

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Flowerbed – Blame

Tom

Following on from last years excellent self titled debut EP Texan dream-pop band Flowerbed deliver another fine tune in the shape of Blame. Whilst not as ethereal sounding as the aforementioned release the band temper the noise so that the hushed voice of Bailo Biggs can be heard as it threads it’s way through the guitars. Let’s hope a follow up EP is on the way soon. Facebook Continue reading Flowerbed – Blame

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Tristesse Club – A New Tomorrow

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Tristesse Club hail from Rennes, France and make music blending shoegaze and alt-rock. Citing influences such as Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, DIIV or Sonic Youth the band produce, on A New Tomorrow at least, a wall of noise that sees saddening passages or flickers of beauty passing through intermittently. Definitely not one for a chill out mix mind! Facebook Continue reading Tristesse Club – A New Tomorrow

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Soma Cake – The Longest Hug

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I missed the latest EP from Reynosa’s Soma Cake when it came out last month but now it’s got a release on Stupid Decisions, that excellent label which promotes music from the band’s home country Mexico as well as Central and South America. It’s the follow up to 2018’s Girls Bite Harder album and the band continue down the road to melancholy. Fusing dreampop, post-punk and shoegaze the guitars are ably supported by the drum machine/sequencer whilst the songs tell stories full of gloom and woe. Lyrics such as “I couldn’t be happier to die by your kiss”, “feeling empty … Continue reading Soma Cake – The Longest Hug

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Death Of Heather – In Me

Tom

Bangkok based Death Of Heather are releasing their debut album later this year and have just released the third single to be lifted from it. In Me is, like their previous efforts, full of shimmering guitars and hushed vocals. That doesn’t suggest a band with a lack of ideas but instead one who are honing their craft especially when it comes to the lengthy but dreamy guitar outro that I could listen too on a continuous loop. Facebook Continue reading Death Of Heather – In Me