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Today’s release of the Mojave 3 reissues finally draws a line under that band’s tenure, and it’s a bittersweet moment. On one hand, it’s wonderful that these records are again in print and their existence should draw some attention from Slowdive’s new fans, but it’s also sad because there was a charm and magic in […]
Ahead of their final show next month, Tokyo dreampoppers AprilBlue have released their final single, 『ヴァージンノイズ』, which translates to “Virgin Noise” and in the words of singer Haruki Funasoko: “These are the lyrics I wrote while questioning the meaning of standing on stage with this band. I’m glad I was able to leave them behind. […]
Toronto’s own shoegaze festival Loveless Fest dials up this weekend and while the lineup impresses with a balance of higher profile international (read: American) acts to spice up the locals from the GTA and southern Ontario, there’s some domestic acts from a little further afield who bring an extra element of discovery to the schedule. […]
So as my Mojave 3 reissue box set winds its way to me in the gentle collective embrace of the United States Postal Service and Canada Post, I have come to terms with the fact that the band, formerly on hiatus, have formally flipped that switch to disbanded and that there will be no more […]
It’s not intentional that this site is becoming something of a She’s Green fansite, but the pace at which they’re creating and releasing great material is just impossible to ignore, and while I like to think I’m being pretty curatorial in what I post… the machine needs to be fed. But still, even with their […]
Tokyo’s musbime are relative newcomers, having been active only since 2024, but have already made an impression with their debut EP 煌めきを凌いで (Brave The Blinding), which came out in late April. Like most of their peers, shoegaze is only one of the genres they’ve absorbed into their sound – there’s math in the guitar lines, […]
I previewed sundayclub’s new dreamy janglepop gem of a record via its first two singles in May, and with their self-titled debut out today I’d be remiss if I didn’t also share the third part in their trilogy of videos, released a couple weeks ago as the final preview of the record, or the fourth […]
We are officially into the release month for The Durutti Column’s new record Renascent, which drops on the 31st of July, and today brings a second taste of the new record. I’m not reading too much into the song titles of the previews – “Liars” and now “Scammer” – but maybe Vini Reilly has some […]
As much as it delights me to live in a world where Slowdive are a constantly touring entity, I won’t pretend I’m not waiting for them to get off the road and back into the studio because, well, I live in a festival-less market so it’s highly unlikely they’ll be stamping their passports in Canada […]
Non-Japanese shoegaze bands filming videos in Japan is now officially a thing, I guess. On Wednesday I shared one such clip from Toronto’s Neverminds, and today we’ve got one from Attic Ocean, who hail from Düsseldorf, Germany. It’s for the third taste of their forthcoming third EP I Promise I’ll Try Every Day, out next […]
