Category: Shoegaze

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August Round Up #1

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Value Void – Babeland Babeland is the second track to be taken from the forthcoming Sentimental album which is due for release next month. Unlike previous track Back in the Day which was a nod to the post-punk era Babeland is much more of a jangling affair and very effective it is too. Facebook Our Girl – I really Like It I have just realised that despite including them on a number of playlists I have yet to give Our Girl a written mention on the blog. Let’s rectify that now and mention their new album Stranger Today is due … Continue reading August Round Up #1

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Something For The Weekend? Shoegaze….

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This weeks pack of three features three recent Shoegaze releases that stand out from the rest. Lost Echoes – The Things We Said EP The follow up to No Tomorrow features three tracks none of which bears the EP’s name. It’s rawer and rockier compared to the aforementioned release and I like the droning feel of the songs. Facebook Red Haze At Night – Pages The Pages EP is the debut release from Italian shoegazers Red Haze At Night consisting of four songs that twist and turn. Whilst three of the songs follow the shoegaze template (doing it quite well … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Shoegaze….

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Black Lagoon – A Records I Like Playlist (July 2018 #1)

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Well that’s the doors here shut for the next week at least, maybe two as I am off on my hollibobs. Here’s a playlist wrapping up much what I have posted about in July. As ever click on the image to start the playlist! More playlists can be found here and the Playmoss page is here. Continue reading Black Lagoon – A Records I Like Playlist (July 2018 #1)

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July Round Up #1

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As I mentioned the other day it’s been a bit quiet around here due to a job change so this weekend will be two posts dedicated to catching up on what I have been listening too over the past couple of weeks. Hyperdream – Selfish Dream Excellent shoegaze from Mexico. More than a few nods towards MBV (a speeded up version of Swallow?) both soundwise and cover art. Really liking this one. Facebook Flowerbox – Flowerbox An interesting and strong debut EP covering both indiepop and shoegaze. Most of the songs are slow paced which gives you time to appreciate … Continue reading July Round Up #1

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Iris – Away

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Some shoegaze from Toronto today. Iris follow up last years excellent self titled EP with new track Away. It starts off in a dream pop vein before escaping the shackles and soars amongst shimmering guitars and drums that penetrate through the song’s intense sound. The best bit comes towards the end as the ethereal female vocals join in urging the song towards it’s climax. A keeper for sure. Facebook Continue reading Iris – Away

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Glaze – Daisy

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I thought I was tuning into the indie section of the chart show when watching this video given it’s vintage look and sound. Fusing shoegaze and indie dance Daisy sounds like Chapterhouse going up against some baggy chancers. It’s a pretty effective tune and one for any indie dj’s playlist. Available digitally from here. Facebook Continue reading Glaze – Daisy

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Compilation Week – TBTCI Dives Into Asian Sounds

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The Blog That Celebrates Itself Records (TBTCI) specialises in producing compilation tribute album whether to an artist, label or even part of the world. This latest compilation is a roundup of the Asian Scene and includes both covers as well as new or recent original recordings. Musically the album contains indiepop, shoegaze and dreampop. Standout tracks come from Indonesian noise pop outfit See The Eye, Chinese Shoegazers Dear Eloise and Jaapn’s Fluffytails with a gorgeous cover of Lemon’s Chair’s SWallowtail. However Indonesian post-punk outfit Pullo win it for me Round The Bed complete with Ian Curtis style vocals. It’s a … Continue reading Compilation Week – TBTCI Dives Into Asian Sounds

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Compilation Week – Chiaroscuro. Italogaze 2018

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Italian labels Seashell Records and Vipchoyo Sound Factory have come together to produce this compilation which gathers 13 new tracks from the Italian underground shoegazing scene. Whilst bands such as Stella Diana, Mary’s Restless Dream and RevRevRev were previously known to me the majority aren’t and this is a good starting point for the scene which has been affectionately labelled as Italogaze. And of the bands who I haven’t heard previously? I really enjoyed the post-punk meets shoegaze vibes of Electric Floor with I Made It Up whilst Klam, who have been around since 2012, delight with the quirky Begging … Continue reading Compilation Week – Chiaroscuro. Italogaze 2018