shoegaze
News: Underground Lovers release remastered vinyl version of stunning classic ‘Cold Feeling’ for Record Store Day in Australia.
Record Store Day (RSD) arrives this Saturday and a coterie of Australian releases provide a fascinating collection of remixes, reissues, limited editions and collaborations. One gem that stands out is a release of an old favourite. Melbourne giants Underground Lovers are releasing their sixth album ‘Cold Feeling’ on vinyl for the first time, remastered by …
Premiere: Rose Haze stun with the epic sweep of ‘Slow Decay’
If you haven’t heard of Kate Ramsey before, you’ve got plenty to catch up on, but her new song as Rose Haze is a good place to start. In just the last year, she’s released both a full-band album called Maximum Security Prism and an atmospheric instrumental counterpart called Contemplations in the Desert. If you’re …
Say Psych: Album Review: Firefriend – Decreation Facts
Sao Paolo’s Firefriend are prolific for their output, Decreation Facts is their seventh LP since 2016. The tight trio create soundscapes which captivate and have redefined the psychedelic shoegaze genre by ever pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved and placing no limits on their work. Recorded by the band in their garage between …
Track: Melbourne’s BADGERS ask if they were ‘Supposed To Know’?, but the incontrovertible fact is they’ve unveiled another jingle jangle triumph.
Those shoegaze merchants of sonic bliss, BADGERS, have unveiled a new track ‘Supposed To Know’ and it is another fine example of the thrilling jingle jangle sound that defines them. With a rolling thunderous guitar onslaught supporting a delicate vocal delivery, ‘Supposed To Know’ has a chemically-induced fugue about it – mesmerising and transfixing while …
Album Review: Babaganouj serve a shimmering immersive feast of delights in debut album ‘Jumbo Pets’ and announce live dates.
The terrific Brisbane quartet Babaganouj has just released their debut album ‘Jumbo Pets’. It comes as quite a surprise that this is indeed a debut given band formed in 2011 and first released material quite a few years ago. Given the quality of their previous releases, however, what is no surprise is that they have created something …
Album Review: the black watch unveil the anthemic indie pop epic ‘Future Strangers’: a glorious album filled with a dream pop psychedelic glow.
Los Angeles indie pop icons the black watch are about to release their 21st album ‘Future Strangers’ and it is a testimony as to why this band has become such a veritable institution. Fronted by constant member John Andrew Frederick (who also is the author of four works of comic fiction and one book of …
Premiere: Danish trio 802 release debut single ‘My Girl’ and ambitious short film
What do you do when you want to introduce your new band? Get Casper Balslev to direct a 15-minute short film for your debut single? Probably not? Well, that’s what 802 did. Never let it be said they don’t go the extra mile because the song itself doesn’t even crack the two-and-a-half-minute barrier. Oh, and …
Premiere: Sunnsetter lifts themselves out of a dark place on the shimmering ‘Surely Everything’s Alright’ ahead of new album next month
This is one of those songs you can get lost in, or pull around you for some extra warmth and feel fine for three-and-a-half minutes. This is new from Ontario’s Sunnsetter, and if warm, shoegazey textures are your kind of thing then you’re gonna love their new record. It’s a solo project from Andrew McLeod, …
Track: Brisbane’s Babaganouj dish out another serving of zesty fresh dream pop delights in ‘Stay Up For Me’, ahead of their new album ‘Jumbo Pets’.
With their new album on the horizon (the delightfully named ‘Jumbo Pets’ – available now for pre-order), Brisbane’s dream pop magnates Babaganouj have just served up the gorgeous track ‘Stay Up For Me’. ‘Stay Up For Me’ is a lush sixties-inflected bop with glorious harmonies: a sparkling jewel of a pop song with a yearning …
PREMIERE: You Said Strange return with ‘(Song For A) Wasted Land’, announce new album
Toward the end of 2021, Giverny-based quartet You Said Strange released the first part of their second album Thousand Shadows, which followed up 2018 debut Salvation Prayer. We didn’t hear much from them last year, certainly not in the form of new music, but Vol. 1 implied the existence of a Vol. 2, so it …