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Things to read from elsewhere
There’s been a lot of Asian shoegaze hereabouts. Lots of Japanese, obviously, some Thai, Korean, and reasonable representation from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong. Maybe some others. But what about Nepal? Dost they ‘gaze in Nepal? Yes, they do. OutControlJoys are a trio from Pokhara, Nepal’s second city, who have been crafting uptempo washes of sound […]
Following the breakout success of their third album Sugarcoat, Austin shoegazers Blushing have gone back to their 2019 self-titled debut, given it a fresh remaster, and re-released it on fancy translucent blue vinyl with an A Place To Bury Strangers remix as a bonus track. “Dream Merchants” was one of three videos released from the […]
When we last checked in with Venice, Italy’s Glazyhaze, they’d just announced details of their second full-length album SONIC and shared the second of three preview tracks from the album. Well the album arrived this past Friday and with it came another video for latest single “Slap”. Which, in the parlance of our time, this […]
I’ve mentioned before that my descent into the deep, bottomless rabbit hole of Japanese shoegaze began in early 2022 with For Tracy Hyde’s final record Hotel Insomnia, but navigating the scene over there – which goes back 15 to 30 years, depending on which thread you pull on – is no easy task, particularly when […]
There’s a disconnect between the post title and hero image because, well, these old Guitar Player (RIP) covers have nothing to do with the editorial team at gear marketplace Reverb.com. But seeing the latter’s recent feature on The Cure, I was reminded that for a player with the longevity, influence, and distinctiveness that Robert Smith […]
To wrap up this Christmas week, a return to the previously-mentioned Ghosts Of Christmas Past and a contribution from The Durutti Column which has appeared on all versions of the compilation over the years. It only appeared on an official Durutti Column release starting with the 1996 reissue of second album LC, which included other […]
I don’t think anyone expected to wake up this morning to news of My Bloody Valentine’s return to live performance, but we live in interesting times. Typically, there’s no context provided for the event – currently a one-off show in Dublin next November – but considering it’s been six years since their last show, and […]
One of the things I like most about Japanese shoegaze bands is that, by and large, the bands come with a very strong identity and aesthetic – and not just because they almost all still take the trouble to come up with logos. Case in point, Plant Cell, which began as the project of Masaki […]
I certainly didn’t mean to make this a mini-theme week, but I’m not mad at it. Big news today in the form of the announcement of the fourth instalment of New Order’s “Definitive” reissue series – Brotherhood: The Definitive Edition is out on November 22 and includes nine new tracks not previously included in any […]
This past Saturday’s excellent Peter Hook & The Light show at History, where they kicked off their North American tour featuring recitals of both Joy Division and New Order’s Substance singles compilations. I’d seen Hooky and his crew a couple years ago when they ran through both JD albums and knew that they did a […]
