shoegaze
EP: Starflyer 59 – Miami
Out now is new EP ‘Miami’ by Californian indie band Starflyer 59, on Velvet Blue Music. Starflyer 59 have released a multitude of albums, singles and EPs over the last quarter of a century and this is a nice addition to their expansive discography.The title track, ‘Miami’ is an acoustic-driven slice of psychedelic indie, complete …
ALBUM REVIEW: bdrmm – ‘Bedroom’
A DEMO recorded on a smartphone, and a paucity of vowels: from such humble seeds Yorkshire’s bdrmm have flowered into probably the most hotly tipped band on the rejuvenated shoegaze scene. So how did it all begin for bdrmm? Frontman Ryan Smith details the moment. “I remember being in my bedroom before a 12-hour shift …
NEWS: Slowdive’s debut gets the flaming treatment
SLOWDIVE’S 1991 debut LP for Creation, Just For A Day, is set to get a limited flame-coloured 180-gramme pressing by Resident Records. The album, which was slated by the British inkies at the time but which has come to be seen as a cornerstone of the reappraised shoegaze movement, features overdriven, ambient guitar classics such …
Say Psych: Album Review: Sonic Boom – All Things Being Equal
It’s auspicious that Sonic Boom—the solo project and nom-de-producer of Peter Kember (Spectrum, Spacemen 3) returns in 2020 with its first new LP in three decades. Kember was drawn to the year’s numerological potency, and this intentionality shines into every corner of All Things Being Equal. Released on Carpark Records, it’s a meditative, mathematical record …
ALBUM REVIEW: Braids soar on ‘Shadow Offering’
“YOU want me to love myself, more than I love anyone else / I tire of myself sometimes, just like I tire of you … do I need you, do I want you, do I hate you … I’m here for you, even if you don’t want me to be”. So offers Raphaelle Standell-Preston during …
NEWS: tickets on sale Friday for rearranged Lanterns on the Lake tour
BELLA UNION’S premiere Geordie shoegazers Lanterns on the Lake, whose spring tour was pulled due to the covid-19 virus, have announced the rearranged dates for February and March 2021. And this has given the band a chance to expand the dates. The band said: “We have upgraded some of the venues that had sold out, …
See: Yard of Blondes release video for ‘Lowland’
Out now on numerous listening platforms is the single ‘Lowland’ by Alternative Rock band, Yard of Blondes. The band are based in Los Angeles and this track is the second single from their debut album, ‘Feed the Moon’. This song is a result of a collaboration between Yard of Blondes and Billy Graziadei (from Biohazard) who …
Feature: Scratch the Surface – 14 Iced Bears self-titled album, and an interview with Rob Sekula
14 Iced Bears: ‘14 Iced Bears’ ( Thunderball Records 1988 ) “Only the dust remains…” Background Formed in 1985, 14 Iced Bears released three excellent records on the short lived Frank label before moving to Sarah Records in 1988.There they released a three track 7” single ( two songs of which also appeared on the …
EP: Sunspire – Euphoria
Out now on Crafting Room Recordings is the ‘Euphoria’ ep by Jack Jazrawy-Brown aka Shoegaze/DreamPop artist, Sunspire. This release is available as a digital download or a limited edition cassette from Bandcamp. On the ep, Sunspire creates swirling, ambient guitar soundscapes.The tunes are mesmeric, drawing the listener into a chilled-out dream world. The guitars are luscious …
Track: The Suncharms – 3 Billion Heartbeats
There’s always something comforting about a new track from The Suncharms, the reactivated 90s Sheffield shoegaze band that deal in messy, enveloping guitars and that little bit of melancholy, and thats no different with their new one, 3 Billion Heartbeats. Taken from Indonesian micro-label / Fanzine Shiny Happy’s ‘PLease Rain Fall’ compilation album that all …