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Carrying on with the “hey I’m in Dublin” series: Just Mustard announced their return to action a couple months ago but haven’t yet revealed exactly what that return entails, at least with regards to new recordings. So while we wait, let’s go back to November 2019, when they released the single “Seven”. Because of its […]
Despite the fact that their DNA is purely post-punk, Dublin’s Fontaines D.C. have not yet graced these pages for a few reasons. One, there’s the fact that they’re already one of biggest ascendent young bands in the world right now, and hardly need more ink from a barely-read blog. Two, I’ve only become a proper […]
It has been exciting to see Tokyo’s Cephalo taking last year’s Fluorite Code international, though only to nearby nations like Thailand and Taiwan, so far. It’s interesting to see the band working that record while frontwoman Fuki also handles promotion for 混乱するアパタイト, the debut album from her other project, the more pop-oriented duo iVy. Also […]
I’m in London this week to catch a show by Ride’s Andy Bell’s side-project which has been dug out of mothballs after many years. No, not that one. Or that one. In any case, being abroad will keep posting brief for the duration, but I am reminded that I’ve never posted – or even seen […]
Manchester’s Tamsin Stephens records and releases music as TTSSFU and while some might complain that it doesn’t fit the classic benchmarks of what gets called dreampop or post-punk, I challenge anyone to come up with better reductive pigeonholes for her hazy, angst-tinged, reverb-drenched bedroom pop. For the record, she accepts the labels gladly: For those […]
The Belgian quintent may take their name from the Elliott Smith album, but their sonic cues comes from the billowing echoes of the Slowdive-inspired branches of the shoegaze family tree. It’s no coincidence that Simon Scott mastered their third album, 2024’s Temporary Light; one can imagine listening to the record’s chiming guitars and drifting vocals […]
Russian shoegaze heroes Blankenberge will release their long-awaited fourth record Decisions, which I’ve personally been anxiously awaiting for a few years now. They’ve already telegraphed their plans for celebrating the release – they held a Bandcamp listening party last night and are releasing an official video for “New Rules”, which was the first preview track […]
Minneapolis shoegaze heroes She’s Green dropped their third single of the year yesterday along with news of their next proper release. To the first item, “Willow” is a brief, burst of kaleidoscopic light – reflected in the tone of the accompanying video – though it comes from a heavier concept: ‘Willow’ reflects on our dying […]
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 […]
English trio Pale Blue Eyes having been honing their balance post-punk asceticism, indie jangle, New Wave synthesis, krautrock propulsiveness, and dreampop lushness over three records, most lately on New Place, released back in March. It’s a recipe that’s immediately familiar to those of a certain age or streaming service algorithm, but nudges on each genre […]
