Tag: SHOEGAZE
-

Allen Epley Shared New Single; Everything LP Out January 6th Via Spartan Records
Spartan Records proudly presents ‘Everything,’ the debut solo LP from Allen Epley (Shiner, The Life and Times). Epley says, ““Thousand Yard Stare” is about a person close to me who’s consistently lied to me about their drinking. Hidden solitary drinking. It’s written from their view point and they’re clearly at an all-time low. Definitely driving away…
-

Sweet Cobra Announce Threes LP
Chicago-based post-rock trio SWEET COBRA presents their fifth LP, Threes, locking the record up for release in November as a collaboration between their Hawthorne Street Records and Pax Aeternum. The album’s cover art, track listing, preorders, and a brief teaser have been posted. For the better part of the past two decades, SWEET COBRA has been seasoning their brand of…
-

Lore City – Participation Mystique LP (Lore City Music)
A few days ago, you had a chance to read a review about Alchemical Task, the third album of Lore City. This Portland-based duo never ceases to amaze with their version of post-rock music, and they’re continuously pushing the boundaries of this genre even further. After writing about Alchemical Task LP and Under Way 7″,…
-

Lore City – Alchemical Task LP (Lore City Music)
If you paid close attention to our pages in the last couple of months, you probably stumbled upon some news posts and a review about Under Way, a recently released 7″ by Lore City. To those readers who somehow missed those blog posts, Lore City is a highly creative post-rock duo from Portland, Oregon. Within…
-

Sunsleeper – While You Can LP (Rude Records)
We’re all witnessing the blooming of the emo scene, with many new bands popping out from every corner of the globe. The most surprising thing about this phenomenon is that each group sounds superb, and it differs from the remainder of the contemporaries. It’s also interesting how many of those bands incorporates some of the…
-

Puppy Angst Share Video For Perpetual
“The darkest of the three singles, ‘Perpetual’ is about swimming through life, stuck in a dream state, barely there, unable to connect to others. The fast paced, heavier verses careen off into dreamy, hazy choruses, a contrast that kind of reflects what it feels like to wake up from a weird dream.” -Alyssa Milman Puppy…
-

Haiku Garden – Loose Garden / Tense Present CD (KAPA Records)
It’s easy to get lost among the new indie music releases nowadays. So many good albums pop up regularly, so you can miss some impressive bands by not paying attention on the right places. That’s the case with a record I would like to talk about today. It’s been a while since we had Slovenian…
-

NEØV – Picture Of The Good Life LP (Clouds Hill)
Recently, I had a chance to write a review about Captured Images by NEØV. This Finnish indie duo immediately blew me away with their brilliant ideas and exceptional musicianship. Therefore, I decided to delve deeper into their discography and write something about Picture Of A Good Life, their second full-length album released on vinyl by…
-

Autumn Pyre Released New Single “Stuck”
Philadelphia-based alternative upstarts Autumn Pyre released their crushing new single “Stuck”, which will appear on theirdebut album due out later this year. You can stream the song here. The project started in 2020 as the creative brainchild of guitarist / vocalist Giovanni Adiletta and has grown to include a revolving cast of live and studio musicians. Their previous single “Brain Bleed” dropped…
-

New Age Healers Release Video For Demolition Stories
Demolition Stories is an act of destruction in hope of creation. A band falling apart and coming together. Songs being flipped on their side, poked and prodded until something gorgeous emerges. We are first and foremost a shoegaze band with our feet firmly planted in front of ever-expanding pedal boards. We revel in reverb, distortion…
-

Puppy Angst Released Video For In Sensitivity
“”In Sensitivity” is a super upbeat song about working towards happiness despite struggling with mental health. The song is filled with dreamy, nostalgic guitar tones that get swallowed up by fuzz, wacky vocal processing, a melodic bassline, simultaneous guitar and synth solos… the hook and instrumentation are really fun, despite the lyrics maybe not being…
-

Black Nite Crash Share Video For Sugarwave
Seattle-based outfit Black Nite Crash presents ‘Sugarwave’, a high energy single with a driving, melodic take on indie-rock influenced post-punk, the second single from their album ‘Washed in the Sound with Black Nite Crash’, mixed by longtime collaborator Matt Brown (Trespassers William) and mastered by Adam Straney. Earlier, Black Nite Crash released the lead track ‘The Take’, a storyteller-led pulsating noir singalong with a…