Category: Shoegaze

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Fog – Shine / DreamingDreamingDreaming

Tom

Dream-poppers Fog are a new band out of Seoul, South Korea. I enjoyed last year’s demo album The Harder We Push, The Faster We’ll All Get Outta Here and the band have now followed it up with the two tracks here. Shine sounds like a demo version of the classic Chapterhouse track Pearl whilst DreamingDreamingDreaming is a poppier effort with chiming guitars that outreach the sometimes impassive vocals. Not bad! Facebook Continue reading Fog – Shine / DreamingDreamingDreaming

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Blankenberge – Right Now

Tom

Right Now is the first we have heard from Russian dreampop/shoegaze band Blankenberge since their stunning 2017 album Radiogaze. Ethereal female vocals move furtively throughout the effortless guitars whilst the drums stir into action. The title track of the aforementioned album gets remixed by éntha and sees the track’s original industrial sound clashing and then merging with experimental electronica. Hopefully a new album will emerge this year and if it does Right Now is an indication that they may well top their previous effort! Facebook Continue reading Blankenberge – Right Now

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Taking it one track at a time

Tom

Rei Clone – Lavender Lavender is the third single to be lifted from the forthcoming album Greetings From Somewhere. It’s more noise from these Texan shoegazers and this track reminds me a bit of early Lush. Roll on that album. Facebook The Reds, Pinks & Purples – Dead End Days (demo) Is there any more I can add about the The Reds, Pinks & Purples in addition to what I have written about them already? I thought not so I will let the music speak for itself and to be fair it’s doing a damn fine job! Noxantes – Fingers​-​Crossed … Continue reading Taking it one track at a time

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Eternal Something – Realm​//​Zone EP

Tom

We heard nowt from Eternal Something in 2018 but now they are back at the start of 2019 with this incredibly listenable EP. Comprising four tracks of dreampop/nugaze that sits somewhere between Pinkshinyultrablast and Fawns of Love the songs swoop and swirl around the listeners consciousness. The guitars shimmer whilst the drumming and programming is excellent suiting the ethereal vocals down to the ground none more so than on Voice. It’s powerful and enchanting music. Grab a copy for free (or pay what you want) from here. Facebook Continue reading Eternal Something – Realm​//​Zone EP

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Funeral Advantage – Black House

Tom

Funeral Advantage release their new EP/mini album Nectarine next month and Black House is the first track to be lifted from it. I am not sure if the track is fully representative of the rest of the new album as it’s sound has moved significantly away from 2017’s guitar driven Please Help Me whilst Black House is a tasty slab of synth driven dreampop (surely gloompop!). Who knows what the new album will bring but for now I am enjoying this one. You can pre-order Nectarine from here. Homepage Continue reading Funeral Advantage – Black House

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Spoon God – Dead Hipsters

Tom

French act Spoon God have been around for a few years now and this brand new EP seems to be their first release since 2014. They make music which transcends genres and on this EP you can hear everything from drone to Krautrock or alt-rock to post-punk. I must confess I found some of the tracks hard to get into at first but there are some here that grow worthy of your ears attention such as the coldwave inspired The Real Thrill (666 Queer Cult) and Seventeen which slow burns with pulsing guitars. However the title track stands out for … Continue reading Spoon God – Dead Hipsters

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Cosmetic – Inetti n​.​1

Tom

Another fine release on Italian dreampop/shoegaze label Lady Sometimes. Inetti n​.​1 is an upbeat dream pop effort despite some of it’s sombre lyrics (thanks google translate!). I would be hard pressed not to believe that this wasn’t a track on any number of the Indie Top 20 albums from the 1990’s given it’s excellent retro sound. I have not heard of the band before and without the likes of this label I wonder if I ever would. They have been around for a few years now given their Bandcamp discography. More delving methinks! Homepage Continue reading Cosmetic – Inetti n​.​1