Category: Shoegaze

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Battery Point – Star

Tom

Battery Point certainly made an impression on last years self titled debut but here on Star they manage to surpass themselves. Opener track Wish is amazing. They fuse indiepop and shoegaze to great effect and unlike other bands I have heard who simply go through the motions and try to replicate their influences Battery Point have set the bar so much higher. By two plays in it already sounds like a classic and that’s due in no small part the voice of Jessica Severns. They just have a natuaral fit with the shimmering guitars. Wonder sounds like a track My … Continue reading Battery Point – Star

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Everso – Single

Tom

I am guessing, that like me, you initially thought this had a massive Telescopes vibe written all over it given the band name and artwork. Whilst Silence/Disarm has some hints of shoegaze it’s hard to confine it to any one genre. Suffice to say it’s an excellent track which I wished could be at least five minutes longer rather than pressing replay constantly. Rebirth has less of an effect from me with it’s slow build up as I am too impatient wanting to listen to Silence/Disarm again. However perservere(rare in my case I know) and you are rewarded with a … Continue reading Everso – Single

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Within Your Reach – A Records I Like Playlist (July 2017 #1)

Tom

Starting this month as we finished the last. Here is another playlist for you to check out. I am particularity fond of the Cattle, Sea Blite, The Sweetest Touch and Battery Point tracks. Still no fillers here or it just be comprised of those four tracks! Continue reading Within Your Reach – A Records I Like Playlist (July 2017 #1)

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Something For The Weekend? Three Shozegazers

Tom

This weeks pack of three come via from three artists who tag themselves, amongst others, as Shoegaze on bandcamp. Glaze – Wasted Mind EP This EP is nearer post rock than shoegaze thanks to the guitar driven melancholic but melodic tracks contained within. Slow building layers of noise are punctured by sparse vocals that sometimes struggle to be heard behind the sonic wall. The livelier Mercury is the pick of the bunch for me. It’s not my usual fare but it caught my attention. It may get yours too. Get is free/pay what you want from bandcamp. Facebook DAODA – … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Three Shozegazers

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Not The One – A Records I Like Playlist (June 2017 #2)

Tom

I think I may have solved the problem of embedded playlists (wordpress.com does not support iframe) but with two steps instead of one. A tip on the wordpress.com support boards got me thinking about having a clickable image which brings up a pop-up player. So there you have it and this is a good post as any to try it out so without further ado here is a mix featuring of tracks previously mentioned or soon to be mentioned on this site. It covers a mix of indiepop, post-punk, shoegaze, garage and jangle pop. Enjoy! Alternatively head over to our … Continue reading Not The One – A Records I Like Playlist (June 2017 #2)

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Sheer – Psychic Quarry EP

Tom

I have been culling my bandcamp links left, right and centre these past few days and came across this one I bookmarked a couple of months ago. The reason for this is clear as the opening track on this EP Room is one of the catchier rock tracks I have heard for a while thanks to the vocals and guitars packed full of reverb. The rest of the EP continues in a similar vein mixing melodic indie-rock with hints of dreampop and shoegaze and it’s on the faster tracks (Shut It Off) where they are most effective. It’s good stuff … Continue reading Sheer – Psychic Quarry EP

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Something For The Weekend? Three from Shelflife.

Tom

This week’s pack of three focuses on three current & imminent releases from Shelflife Records. Love Dance – All The Time I haven’t heard anything from Love Dance in an age and then I heard this and I thought it was a completely different band. Long gone is the jangling indie pop which is now replaced by pulsating synth pop beats. Hell it even sounds like Bizarre Love Triangle towards the end. Excellent. Available digitally from here. Facebook Homepage The Luxembourg Signal – Laura Palmer More shimmering dreampop loveliness from The Luxembourg Signal who deliver the goods once more. Musically … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Three from Shelflife.

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Is Bliss – Into A Dream

Tom

I have always liked droning music and as I get older as find myself being drawn to it even more. Into A Dream by Is Bliss is a fine example mixing psychedelia with hypnotic and dreamy melodies that draws its inspiration from the likes as 80’s bands such as Loop and Spacemen Three, krautock and shoegaze. My only complaint is that it could have been a bit longer so we could hear that sitar for even more. Into A Dream taken from the The Honeycomb Explosion EP which is released via Club AC30 on the 19th May. It’s available as … Continue reading Is Bliss – Into A Dream

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Colour Of Spring – Frail

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Leeds based shoegazers Colour of Spring latest track encompasses all the essential ingredients associated with that genre. Slow build up, shimmering guitars, hushed vocals and a cinematic ending. Given, how poor the 2017 version of Ride are, embrace the pretenders to the throne instead. You can find Frail on the first volume of the 2017 Clue club monthly singles subscription. Facebook Continue reading Colour Of Spring – Frail

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Mixing It Up………….

Tom

A mid-April mix for your listening pleasure. Click here to take you to a Playmoss playlist featuring these and other tracks. The Death Of Pop – Busy With The Boys A track that takes a few listens to get into. Not sure what that annoying dib-be-do (sic) sample is doing in there either but it all comes good in the end! Facebook Youthmemory – City Flipside of their new single Neo Tokyo. Japan’s Youthmemory “go” all Radio Dept. and dancey shoegaze on us to great effect. Superb. Did I mention it was superb? Homepage Sea Pinks – Into Nowhere A … Continue reading Mixing It Up………….