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I did my deep dive into the many vocalists of Tokyo Shoegazer last month because, as of the day of the release of their latest album Remains, they hadn’t released so much as an advance track, never mind a promotional video, for me to hang a lazy post on. Turns out that clip was running […]
The second Chapterhouse reunion officially kicked off last month in the UK and is currently on its North American leg, with the band set to perform their 1991 debut Whirlpool in its entirety tomorrow night in Toronto. I was there the last time they came around in October 2010 and while it was not formally […]
I’ve been a committed Luna fan for about 30 years now, starting from the day I bought a copy of Bewitched during university at the Kitchener location of The Beat Goes On when I probably should have been studying instead of cruising the used CD bins of the Kitchener-Waterloo region. And, from those very first […]
In honour of Swervedriver announcing the North American leg of their Raise 35th anniversary tour – in which they will play the entirety of their 1991 debut album Raise alongside another set of favourites – here’s the promo clip for the first single from the album, “Son Of Mustang Ford”, aka the song which forever […]
So yes, I’ve been somewhat stuck on the topic of bands breaking up or apart in the last while, but I would be remiss to not point out that some are also coming back out of extended hibernations. 宇宙ネコ子, aka Uchu Nekoko, aka Universe Nekoko, aka Space Cat, aka the mysterious Kanagawa dreampop duo wholly […]
Even though they said last Summer that their next two releases would be EPs, some – myself included – hoped that 2026 would bring the debut full-length from She’s Green. And while that could certainly still happen, they’ve made good on their initial promise of companion extended plays – following last year’s Chrysalis, the band […]
Amidst the flurry of band dissolution announcements last week, I was alarmed to see this Twitter thread from Tokyo shoegazers COLLAPSE (not to be confused with Tokyo Shoegazer, although singer Shoko Inoue was once part of Tokyo Shoegazer, as you know), announcing: “As of April 2026, Gt.YU will be leaving the band, and going forward, […]
I was a teenager in the ’90s, fully immersed in the Alternative Nation explosion at the time, reading every music magazine I could get my hands on and exploring the wild, weird corners of the internet of the time for new sounds, and to my recollection I had never heard of Swallow. If I squint, […]
I’m going take a break with the band obits for a bit in favour of some good news – specifically the official announcement of this year’s Next Music From Tokyo lineup, aka the best live music weekend of the year. While there had been some discussion last year of TWO separate showcases this year, reality […]
And the hits just keep coming, but not the good kind of hits – more the body blow sort. Proving that shoegazers disbanding isn’t a phenomenon restricted to Japan, one of the bright new lights of the shoegaze scene – London’s Whitelands – abruptly announced their dissolution yesterday, effective immediately. Beyond the band’s statement, there’s […]
