shoegaze
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 …
Track: Key Out – Stray
The warm fuzzy shoegaze sound of Sydney band Key Out is at the fore in their new single ‘Stray’ – a delightful shimmering piece that seems soaked in nostalgia and an air of satisfying wistfulness. Mixed and mastered by the legendary Wayne Connolly (Underground Lovers, Youth Group, You am I and Died Pretty amongst others) …
See: We Melt Chocolate – Blue Hair Girl
Florentine band We Melt Chocolate are an indelible part of Italy’s explosive indie music scene along with bands like Unruly Girls, Rev Rev Rev and the many magnificent psych bands covered recently on Backseat Mafia’s series on Italian psych music. We Melt Chocolate have just released an engrossing video for the song ‘Blue Hair Girl’ …
EP: The Know – wearetheknow
The Know consist of husband and wife duo Daniel Knowles and Jennifer Farmer. Knowles had previously worked as a producer and guitarist for UK shoegaze band Amusement Parks on Fire. This pedigree shows. Their new EP, ‘wearetheknow’, out now through those purveyors of extremely high quality music, Shore Dive Records is an indelible, sparkling release that …
Video: Honey Lung release new video for Big
Taken from their forthcoming ‘Post Modern Motorcade Music EP, out via Big Scary Monsters, big is the new tune from London shoegazers Honey Lung, and the follow up to recent singles ‘Be My Friend’ and ‘Juggle’. If you like your indie rock with chiming guitars and left field chord changes, but irresistable melodies, at lets …
Track: The Wednesday Night – The Perfect Scene
There’s been an awful lot of good stuff coming out recently – maybe it’s something to do with the age of isolation – but the new single ‘The Perfect Scene’ by Sydney’s The Wednesday Night has ever so gently nudged its way forward to take its place as one of my favourite releases of the …