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Like many/most who were immediately taken with Alvvays’ dreamy indie-pop from the get-go, I’d prefer not to be reminded that that self-titled debut album came out a full decade ago this week. Especially since I’d been following the band for a full year and half before then, since first seeing the soon-to-be hometown heroes back […]
Another act spoken of in hushed tones when speaking of Japanese shoegaze is Shojoskip, though until recently following up on their praise has been a bit tough. The co-ed outfit formed in 2007 and while streaming services have long had their two 2008 releases – Sweet Days and Her Last Kiss, their split album with […]
There was a flurry of new from Cocteau Twins this week, with the announcement that their collaborative album with the late ambient composer Harold Budd – The Moon and The Melodies – was getting a vinyl reissue for the first time since its initial release in 1986 on August 23, featuring a new remaster by […]
I haven’t done one of these Iterations posts in over half a year, so why not break the drought with a band that similarly hasn’t done anything in a long, long, long, long time – The Sundays! Their signature song “Here’s Where The Story Ends” was the second single from their debut 1990 album Reading, […]
Writing has taken a back seat to watching season three of The Bear, but a Cocteau Twins needle drop in episode four reminded me that the show inspired a post(-punk), it did pretty well so why not again? And it’s been a while since I shared any Cocteaus, and it’s always the right time for […]
One of the more exciting/interesting new acts out of Japan to my ears is Tokyo’s Beachside talks. They made their debut last Winter with the Marble Town EP, which showcased their sweet, Sundays-esque jangly dreampop and if that was their whole vibe, that’d be more than enough. But the two new singles they’ve rolled out […]
Having had a brilliant 2023, London dreampoppers deary have thus far devoted this year to touring their debut EP and releases have been limited to some remixes and live tracks. But they’ve finally returned with some new material in the form of “The Moth”, a new single that continues the campaign of resurrecting the ’90s […]
Speaking of acts who kept the torch of shoegaze alive in those years where things were darkest, let’s talk about Rhode Island’s The Brother Kite. Which, as those who’ve followed me over here from past endeavours, know that I have. Their 2006 record Waiting For The Time To Be Right was, for a long time, […]
There’s no interesting “how I found this local band” story for Softcult; the sister-duo of Phoenix and Mercedes Arn-Horn are the biggest local name for shoegaze right now, though if you’re being accurate they’re from Kitchener, not Toronto (me too!) and while some of their catalog definitely checks all the genre boxes, they could just […]
And now, strange ways to discover local bands, part two. It shouldn’t be any surprise I follow a number of Japanese shoegaze concert promoters on socials; I find it a good way to discover new acts from that part of the world. Recently, I’d noticed a series of posts and ads from one of them, […]
