Here’s another obscure Japanese shoegazer band, Mash, with their song “Bury.”
I like the way it builds, though the outro crescendo could have been a bit shorter…
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Shoegazer Sunday: Mash’s “Bury”
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012Shoegazer Sunday: Ringo Deathstarr’s “You Don’t Listen”
Sunday, January 15th, 2012Here’s the earcatchingly-named Ringo Deathstarr (note the double r at the end of Deathstar; there’s evidently a New Jersey rapper that goes by the single r version of the name) with “You Don’t Listen.” The band hails from Austin, which has not been a hotbed for Shoegaze (though The Swells have been here a while). My friend Andrew said he enjoyed seeing them at Psych Fest.
And here’ the live version, not because it’s particularly good, but because it provides proof of the maxim that just about any Shoegazer band is improved by including a hot redhead.
Shoegazer Sunday: The Jesus And Mary Chain’s “Just Like Honey”
Sunday, January 8th, 2012The first (and for a long time only) Jesus And Mary Chain song I’d heard was “Snakedriver” off The Crow soundtrack. It struck me as a sort of post-Beatles bit of psychedelic pop, and only later did I learn that they were considered a Shoegazer band. Here’s their song “Just Like Honey,” which has more echo and less distortion.
Happy Epiphany!
Friday, January 6th, 2012Since today is Epiphany, here’s “The Epiphany” from the movie version of Sweeney Todd (which I haven’t seen):
What do you mean I’m doing it wrong?
Shoegazer Sunday: Pale Saints’ “Sight of You”
Sunday, January 1st, 2012Pale Saints of Leeds were among the original UK Shoegaze wave of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
This is off their debut album The Comforts Of Madness. I could do without the noodly part at the very end…
As a Golden Retriver Owner, This Made Me Smile
Saturday, December 31st, 2011At over three and a half million hits since December 22, I’m obviously not the only one.
Happy New Year, everyone!
A Winter’s Day in a Deep and Dark December
Friday, December 30th, 2011Well, not so much. It’s 72° here in Austin right now. But this was running through my head, so I thought I would share.
Too bad it cuts off at the end. I prefer the guitar part on the studio version, but Art’s voice is quite lovely here.
Boxing Day: Nils Lofgren’s “No Mercy”
Monday, December 26th, 2011For this year’s Boxing Day, here’s two live versions of Nils Lofgren’s “No Mercy,” one acoustic, one electric:
What do you mean I’m doing it wrong?
Shoegazer Sunday: Laboratory Noise’s “Things That Fall From The Sky”
Sunday, December 25th, 2011Since the band themselves were kind enough to comment when I posted their previous song, I’m happy to give them more exposure for “Things That Fall From The Sky” (another one off their debut album When Sound Generates Light), especially since it’s rather good.
And there are few Shoegazer songs that don’t benefit from a pretty, whispy-voiced female lead singer, which Kerry Ramsay (if I have the name right) provides here. She sounds a bit like Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell (always a good thing), with maybe a touch of Alison Shaw from Cranes.
Shoegazer Sunday: Laboratory Noise’s “Here, She Is Evergreen”
Sunday, December 18th, 2011Today’s dollop of Shoegaze goodness comes from Laboratory Noise. Love the band name. The YouTube description says they hail from Manchester, the birthplace of classic Shoegaze, but their bio says they hail from nearby Bradford instead.
Their debut album, When Sound Generates Light, is available through Amazon.