Rainsong seem to be a pretty new Shoegaze band; their Facebook page only goes back to 2023, and “When You Were Leaving” seems to have only been posted to YouTube last week. It’s very pretty.
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Shoegazer Sunday: Rainsong’s “When You Were Leaving”
Sunday, March 15th, 2026Shoegazer Sunday: Matt Darey/Urban Astronauts/Kate Louise Smith’s “See The Sun”
Sunday, February 15th, 2026This is a strange one, in that this original version of “See The Sun” from 2009 has under 10,000 hits, but some of the remixes has hit ranging up into the millions. And while it might qualify more as Synthpop than Shoegaze, it has that “floating” sensation that some of the best Shoegaze invokes. And Kate Louise Smith has a voice very reminiscent of Sarah McLachlan.
For contrast, here’s the longer, dance-oriented Aurosonic Remix, which I don’t like as much as the original.
Shoegazer Sunday: SPC ECO’s “For All Time”
Sunday, January 11th, 2026Been a while since we did served up a slice of SPC ECO, so enjoy “For All Time”:
Shoegazer Sunday: Echodrone’s “Falling From Planes”
Sunday, January 4th, 2026For today’s doze of Shoegazer Sunday, here’s “Falling From Planes,” another track from Echodrone’s Five.
(Previously.)
Merry Christmas: Stellarscope’s “Silent Night”
Thursday, December 25th, 2025As is the now annual tradition, enjoy Stellarscope’s version of “Silent Night”:
Merry Christmas!
Shoegazer Sunday: Night Tapes’ “Helix”
Sunday, December 14th, 2025Night Tapes are a UK-Estonian band, and “Helix” sounds a bit like Mallory to me.
Shoegazer Sunday: His Name is Alive’s “Blue Moon”
Sunday, November 9th, 2025I’m not sure if this is technically Shoegaze or not, but it’s close enough. Here’s His Name Is Alive’s cover of Big Star’s “Blue Moon.”
Halloween Horrors: Suicide’s “Frankie Teardrop”
Thursday, October 9th, 2025For a Halloween Horror, how about a song from a band called Suicide actually blamed on causing real suicides? It’s Suicide’s “Frankie Teardrop,” about a working stiff who can’t make it, so he kills his wife and kids and then himself, and ends the song screaming in Hell.
Just another feel good 1970s ditty.
(Hat tip: The Professor of Rock, who advises listeners not to listen to the song alone at night…)
Shoegazer Sunday: Charlotte Hatherley’s “Rejoice in the Sun”
Sunday, October 5th, 2025This isn’t Shoegaze so much as Chillwave, but it’s Shoegaze adjacent and reminiscent of something like Mallory: Charlotte Hatherley covering Peter Schickele’s “Rejoice in the Sun” from the soundtrack to Silent Running.
For comparison, here’s the original from the closing credits:
Silent Running is still tree-hugging space hippie bullshit, and I’ve always found something off-putting Joan Baez’s voice (maybe the excessive vibrato?), but I’ve got a soft spot for this song.
50th Anniversary Edition Of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Just Dropped
Wednesday, September 24th, 2025The 50th Anniversary edition of the Genesis prog rock masterpiece The Lamb lies Down on Broadway just dropped. Were I not between jobs for an unreasonably long period of time, I would no doubt plop down my $120 or so bucks.
Here’s the remastered title track.
And here’s Classic Album Review for What It All Means:
The usual metaphoric analysis caveats apply…