Posts Tagged ‘Shoegazer’

Shoegazer Sunday: Galaxina’s “Oceano”

Sunday, June 20th, 2021

I know next to nothing about Galaxina, except they’re probably named after the Dorothy Stratton movie, and I think they’re based in Spain. “Oceano” appears to be off their Evasion y victoria album.

Shoegazer Sunday: The Emerald Down’s “Caught A Wave”

Sunday, May 30th, 2021

It’s been many a moon since I featured The Emerald Down, and “Caught A Wave” sounds an awful lot like some early Slowdive songs (like “Shine”), a dreamy, buzzy, steady-state sort of Shoegaze, maybe with a little Ride and My Bloody valentine mixed in.

Shoegazer Sunday: Is Bliss’ “Belong”

Sunday, May 16th, 2021

Is Bliss hails from Portsmouth, UK. “Belong,” off their album Strange Communication sounds like a cross between something from the noisy, heavy guitar end of Shoegaze (like Civic) and Gentlemen-era Afghan Whigs, a band I probably hadn’t thought of in two decades. Something about the plaintive, nasal howl of the lead singer…

Shoegazer Sunday: Two Versions of Golden Hair

Sunday, May 9th, 2021

Here’s some A/B comparison testing. Here’s Planet Cell covering Slowdive’s cover of Syd Barrett’s “Golden Hair”:

It’s pretty good…up until the end, when it becomes a sort of strident mess.

By contrast, this live version of Slowdive doing the piece themselves at the Best Kept Secret festival (which I’ve posted here before) just takes it to an entirely new level at the end, all the parts of the band meshing together for a soaring climax.

Shoegazer Sunday: Echodrone’s “A Ghost and a Walkman”

Sunday, April 25th, 2021

Echodrone has a new album, Resurgence out. I bounced off the first tracks I heard off it, but this one I like:

Shoegazer Sunday: Hundredth’s “Down”

Sunday, April 11th, 2021

Hundredth was a hardcore band that turned to shoegaze with their album Rare. Here’s a track off it:

Shoegazer Sunday: Whirr’s “Lean”

Sunday, April 4th, 2021

Whirr has been around a while and done some albums on Graveface records. Here’s “Lean” off their split EP with Nothing.

Shoegazer Sunday: Auburn Lull’s “CA1”

Sunday, February 21st, 2021

Been quite a while since I posted any Auburn Lull, so here’s a pretty, ambient piece called “CA1” off their Hiber EP:

Shoegazer Sunday: Bugjar’s “James Dean Deathcar”

Sunday, January 3rd, 2021

Bugjar hails from Boston, Massachusetts.

Shoegazer Sunday: The City’s Gates’ “On The Road”

Sunday, September 20th, 2020

On the Road” sort sounds like Slowdive crossed with a touch of Mazzy Star, which sounds like a winning combination.