Tag: SHOEGAZE
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Midwife Shared New Single “Killdozer”
Midwife’s fourth studio album No Depression In Heaven explores themes of sentimentality, the interplay between dreams, memory, and fantasy, and a familiar subject seen throughout all of Midwife’s work: grief. Madeline Johnston takes a look at the tender and transcendent underneath the hard exterior of leather and studs, exposing a different side of the heavy music scene,…
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IOTA – Hollow
“Hollow” is the latest single by IOTA, an outstanding Bristol-based alternative rock quartet. It’s their first piece of work in 2024, dealing with depression and mental health problems. For those who’re stumbling upon this brilliant band for the first time, IOTA combines the fundamentals of alternative rock sound with some of the finest properties borrowed…
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Lives Like Skyscrapers – Until The End Of Time
“Until the End of Time” is the latest song by Lives Like Skyscrapers, a Canadian alt-folk seven-piece. It’s their third single in 2024, serving as a sneak peek into “At Dawn We Said Goodnight,” their debut full-length album released on May 24. Besides alt-folk, Lives Like Skyscrapers combines many different but complementary music genres to…
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maybesitter – summer//wasteland
“summer//wasteland” is a debut song by maybesitter, an outstanding Australian singer-songwriter. It may be his first piece of work, but don’t let that info fool you because his sound carries many brilliant ideas and excellent orchestrations. Soundwise, maybesitter explores various music genres to illustrate such rich and luxurious sonic imagery. Perhaps indie rock comes to…
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Keegan Del Rio – Dwelling
“Dwelling” is a new track by Keegan Del Rio, a Washington, DC-based singer-songwriter. It’s his first piece of work in 2024, arriving as an adequate follow-up to “Moonstone,” “Vines,” and “Counterpart,” three excellent compositions released in 2020 and 2021. However, his new song showcases many innovations in writing, composing, arranging, and producing. Soundwise, it carries…
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Wotts – Laundry
Wotts is back with another fine piece of sonic artistry that will indulge listening apparatuses of those into cleverly assembled music. “Laundry” is the third piece of work in 2024 by this exceptional Canadian duo, arriving as a perfect continuation of “There” and “Petals,” previous tracks worth checking out. For those who missed our earlier…
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DIIV Announce EU / UK Tour Dates; New Album “Frog In Boiling Water” Out Now Via Fantasy
Following the release of their critically acclaimed new album Frog In Boiling Water, DIIV return today with details of a new run of EU / UK tour dates to take place in winter 2024. Frog In Boiling Water arrived last week to wide acclaim for its atmospheric and emotionally resonant soundscapes. Critics have praised the album’s introspective lyrics and…
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The Jesus And Mary Chain Shared New Music Video For “Silver Strings”
Jesus and Mary Chain’s new album Glasgow Eyes represents a remarkable achievement some 40 years into their career. Released in March by Fuzz Club, it debuted at #7 on the UK Official Album Chart and became their highest charting and most highly acclaimed album since their classic Darklands set back in 1987. Now The Jesus…
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Las Nubes To Release “Tormentas Malsanas” LP On June 14
Miami summer has two extremes: one minute it’s sunny and sweltering hot, and the next, it’s tempestuous winds and pouring rain. And this polarity has a tendency to control people’s moods. Las Nubes, the ever-evolving Miami-based rock project led by Ale Campos and Emile Milgrim, has learned how to weather it all. Before forming Las Nubes and releasing their…
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Horse Jumper Of Love Shared New Single “Wink” Featuring Karly Hartzman Of Wednesday
Horse Jumper of Love announce their new album, Disaster Trick, due August 16th on Run For Cover Records. The album finds the trio cranking up the volume while keeping the no-frills intimacy they’re known for. Frontman Dimitri Giannopoulos’ evocative lyrics and arrangements suddenly turn from delicate to blistering, their music is full of intensity, contrasting between quiet and loud, heavy…
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DIIV Shared Conceptual Video For New Single “Raining On Your Pillow”
DIIV release “Raining On Your Pillow,” the final single from their forthcoming new album, Frog in Boiling Water, out this Friday via Fantasy Records. Of the song, the band says “‘Raining on Your Pillow’ is a song which brings to mind the shameful past (and present) of American imperialism. Lost in a terrifying landscape, a lone soldier ruminates on the existence…
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Kallai – Palisades
“Palisades” is the latest single by Kallai, an outstanding Portland-based quartet. It’s their second single in 2024, serving as an adequate follow-up to “Always/Never,” their debut track released earlier this year. Still, “Palisades” delivers many innovations in songwriting, composing, arranging, and producing. Their debut song leaned towards shoegaze, while “Palisades” showcases their admiration for post-punk…
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