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Is there a song more quintessentially 2002 than “Green Grass of Tunnel” by múm? Probably, but for my purposes – and given the other options – let’s say no. Sigur Rós had just recently introduced the otherworldly sounds of Iceland to the masses, and the appetite for more music of possible/probably Elfin origin was quite […]
I’m going a little cross-platform today, so for a bit of background on my relationship with Brooklyn’s Sea Ray and their 2003 album Stars At Noon you can head over to this Instagram post – at my main account, not the one for this site – and get a little acquainted. Hereabouts, I’m going to […]
Upon seeing this news item at BrooklynVegan about Felt’s reissuing their 1985 Elizabeth Fraser-featuring, number one single from Ignite The Seven Cannons, particularly the part about the band having never made music videos, I was reminded that I posted about the song a couple years ago and specifically included a video for the song – […]
As mentioned before, the conventional wisdom around Tokyo’s Kinoko Teikoku is their first two records were the ‘gazey ones, and after that they went more conventional indie rock or broadened their sonic palette, depending on how you want to look at it. But whatever your perspective, their later albums still had some great material – […]
Though they’ve been on tour for the better part of the back half of this year, we haven’t seen a lot of recent studio sessions from Slowdive yet – at least not at the pace that we’ve seen from past tours. Hopefully this one from New Zealand’s 95bFM will be the start of at least […]
Bandcamp’s editorial department might have been gutted recently, but it’s some comfort to know that what remains is still putting out good content, at least for the moment. For example, last week they published this piece that used the recent Lush reissues as a starting point to guide readers through some very good and thoughtful […]
If Italian trio Be Forest are no longer – a reasonable thing to infer from the fact that their socials have been quiet since 2021 – they leave behind three solid records released over a decade, the most recent of which, 2019’s Knockturne, is as fine an example of icily atmospheric post-punk as you’ll find […]
Blush are Singapore’s entry into the global shoegaze sweepstakes, and within the various cul-de-sacs of the genre, they have something to offer everyone. Gentle female vocals? Check. Sludgy guitars? Check. Soaring guitars? Check. Great melodies and pop hooks? Check. Apparently there’s no shortage of old school emo in their DNA, which I can’t really comment […]
Like many of their post-punk contemporaries who were not Joy Division, Echo & The Bunnymen or The Cure, if The Sound were to be described with one adjective, it would be underappreciated. They released five albums from 1980 to 1987, the first three of which – Jeopardy, From The Lion’s Mouth, and All Fall Down […]
Shoegaze and J-Pop don’t initially seem like the most obvious of bedfellows but it turns out that loud, churning guitars and the super-saccharine sound of Japanese idol groups can be like chocolate and peanut butter. At least that’s the case for the premier – and maybe only – J-pop idol/shoegaze crossover act I know of, […]
