No theme for this weeks pack of three aside from making the time to listen to all of these releases over the course of this, or any other, weekend! Wildhoney – Naive Castle Since we last heard from them Wildhoney … Continue reading Something For The Weekend?
I Hope That No One Sees Me is the debut album from Swedish indiepop band No Suits In Miami and it’s the sort of stuff I would have died for in my hardcore (!) indiepop days. The music is vibrant whilst singer Michelle’s voice is like another instrument as it weaves in and out of the jangling guitars. It’s essential listening especially on the likes of Regnar (beautiful), Week (poppy and fuzzy) and I´ll Never Lie Again (Just To Get Close To You) which has the elements of New Order all over it. Truth be told there is not one … Continue reading No Suits In Miami – I Hope That No One Sees Me
Charivari are a band from Bath, UK and Aphotic is their first release. Well on Bandcamp anyway! It’s noisy shoegaze that has plenty of Krautrock and drone influences woven into the song. The track title means the “deep zone of … Continue reading Charivari – Aphotic
Support Women In Punk is a new compilation series which promises “a new compilation every 11th day of each month, 11 tracks, 11 bands, 11 female voices.” The tracks seem to be compiled from releases over the past year or so and could well be a worthy “modern” successor to the epic A Reference Of Female-Fronted Punk Rock compilation. It started in February of this year and whilst we await volume four here are my pick of the first three compilations, all of which are available for free or on a pay what you want basis. Get them from here. … Continue reading Support Women In Punk
The new EP from Russian Shoegazers Life On Venus is a dark, foreboding affair. However, rather than leave you brooding, it’s a positive listen. Haunting guitars create an envelope around your senses whilst indistinct, vague vocals create a misty vision … Continue reading Life on Venus – Departure
Let’s hope that Hal Borland’s famous quote holds true for new releases this month whilst I round up some of the last of April’s offerings. Asilomar – Shimmer and Faded A short shimmering introduction from this new dreampop/shoegaze band from … Continue reading April is a promise that May is bound to keep!
Sadly The Blog That Celebrates Itself Records has called it a day after 10 years. The label was known for its cover version projects but it also provided valuable and insightful compilations of new bands and their original material such … Continue reading Various Artists – Disintegration Revisited (and Farewell to TBTCI)
Lost Echoes chop and change their style with each release and if gothic shoegaze was a genre they certainly would fit right into it on their latest EP. The title track features a coldwave vocal style over layered guitars giving … Continue reading Lost Echoes – All My Heart
Toothpaste is the second EP from Kyoto’s Browned Butter. Building upon last years Fall EP the tracks here crank up the noise levels adding a layer of noise over the bands previous indiepop/shoegaze orientated sound. Sadly I am not convinced … Continue reading Browned Butter – Toothpaste
Is Northern Lights Dreams of Empire’s poppiest moment yet? I certainly think so as they pick up the pace as the song twists and whirls. The vocals and music are both catchy and addictive which is all this fella, and … Continue reading Dreams Of Empire – Northern Lights
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