― dice in my pockets, Friday, 16 March 2007 08:12 (seventeen years ago) link
― electricsound, Friday, 16 March 2007 08:39 (seventeen years ago) link
Abby Go Go from Tuscaloosa.
― roxymuzak, Friday, 25 May 2007 15:15 (seventeen years ago) link
So here's a new one from me -- the Voices, from Wales. Am reviewing this for Plan B and holy heck, how come I haven't heard these characters before? Nothing new but they put it together perfectly.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 30 May 2007 18:31 (seventeen years ago) link
we did some shows with these guys, super-shoegaze. some connection to Stratford 4 I think
― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 30 May 2007 18:52 (seventeen years ago) link
fleeting joys and a sunny day in glasgow seconded
― sleep, Wednesday, 30 May 2007 19:15 (seventeen years ago) link
how about 800 beloved.
― cantabile, Wednesday, 30 May 2007 21:46 (seventeen years ago) link
heard the aforementioned Sunkissed LP by Guitar a month ago and was reminded of it's Loveless-ishness... and not in a phony way, I mean straight up Loveless-esque textures.
― Steve Shasta, Wednesday, 30 May 2007 21:55 (seventeen years ago) link
that came out lame. i meant that you hear so many incorrect/unfair comparisons of new bands to Loveless that it's like a kiss of death almost. but in this case, it's pretty spot-on IMHO LMBO.
― Steve Shasta, Wednesday, 30 May 2007 21:56 (seventeen years ago) link
Airiel's new album is pretty damn good, esp. "You Kids Should Know Better," which sounds like a Slowdive/BRMC mashup, only wayyyyy better than BRMC.
― Curt1s Stephens, Wednesday, 25 July 2007 22:22 (seventeen years ago) link
I don't want to say damning with faint praise there but...
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 25 July 2007 22:26 (seventeen years ago) link
I tried, but my "wayyyyy" isn't effective enough ;_;
― Curt1s Stephens, Wednesday, 25 July 2007 22:29 (seventeen years ago) link
A noble effort!
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 25 July 2007 22:34 (seventeen years ago) link
I'm really liking the Foxtail Somersault ep released this year. Band's site to give the ep a listen -- http://foxtailsomersault.com/media.html
― van smack, Saturday, 25 August 2007 04:08 (seventeen years ago) link
the brother kite are really, really good
also club ac30 has been putting out nothing but fantastic records for a while now - the domino state 45, the wry ep and the hearts of black science stuff has all been tremendous
― electricsound, Friday, 23 November 2007 01:06 (sixteen years ago) link
Alcest
― Herman G. Neuname, Friday, 23 November 2007 01:08 (sixteen years ago) link
the new Pluramon lp The Monstrous Surplus is great, and VERY shoegaze.
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/4108/31qt8tgk5rlaa240rv8.jpg
― nerve_pylon, Friday, 23 November 2007 04:43 (sixteen years ago) link
I still like that Rumskib album.
― W4LTER, Friday, 23 November 2007 04:45 (sixteen years ago) link
The last ac30 record I bought was the one with Highspire on it. After 1.5 bottles of wine and a lot of turkey the highspire track sounds great!
― svend, Friday, 23 November 2007 05:20 (sixteen years ago) link
everything they've put out since has been better than everything they put out up to that point
― electricsound, Friday, 23 November 2007 05:33 (sixteen years ago) link
I opened this thread to say Brother Kite. So.
― the higgs, Friday, 23 November 2007 17:33 (sixteen years ago) link
Just stumbled upon Exit Calm's myspace. They're from the UK, shoegaze with soaring Bono vocals. I'm liking it a lot.
http://www.myspace.com/exitcalm
― no-nonsense, Friday, 4 January 2008 22:49 (sixteen years ago) link
gospel gossip are from northfield, mn and do shoegaze alongside sort of shorter poppier echo and the bunnymen stuff...really good
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=79670833
― M@tt He1ges0n, Friday, 4 January 2008 22:55 (sixteen years ago) link
i agree with jim, brother kite are really really good. it seems so preposterous to say 'brian wilson fronting a shoegazer band' but that is really what it sounds like. they aren't quite amazing, but the next one could be.
― keythkeyth, Saturday, 5 January 2008 02:51 (sixteen years ago) link
brother kite is very very good. id say more pop than shoegaze as presented on records tho.
are they slept on, or just not marketable, i wonders?
― Hunt3r, Sunday, 6 January 2008 19:54 (sixteen years ago) link
Good band, yes.
Anyway, another recent favorite: Autodrone
http://www.myspace.com/autodrone
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 6 January 2008 21:44 (sixteen years ago) link
slept on, i think. if they'd been around in the early 90s and were on slumberland they would be massive
xpost
― electricsound, Sunday, 6 January 2008 22:04 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.myspace.com/thrushes
― Michael_Pemulis, Monday, 7 January 2008 01:19 (sixteen years ago) link
spc eco are quite good
― electricsound, Monday, 11 February 2008 07:49 (sixteen years ago) link
i didn't realise the singer was dean garcia's daughter
― electricsound, Monday, 11 February 2008 07:50 (sixteen years ago) link
khonnor will tickle you in a fenneszy fashion
― straight, Monday, 11 February 2008 12:54 (sixteen years ago) link
the new pia fraus has been produced by norman blake. that seems odd. out in may. secret shine album out in april.
― keythkeyth, Monday, 11 February 2008 23:33 (sixteen years ago) link
i was pretty down on secret shine after hearing that appalling "morris 1974-2005" record, but a couple of the recent singles have been ok. i hope they never do an acoustic record again.
― electricsound, Monday, 11 February 2008 23:34 (sixteen years ago) link
my new thing: emogaze. you'll know what i mean in 2009.
― burt_stanton, Monday, 11 February 2008 23:36 (sixteen years ago) link
Just the world didn't need.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 11 February 2008 23:38 (sixteen years ago) link
the recent singles form secret shine have been very good. i thought. i never heard that morris record. there is also a new malory record out this year apparently though they have been on a steady decline since the fantastic debut.
― keythkeyth, Monday, 11 February 2008 23:44 (sixteen years ago) link
i know what emogaze is already
i never heard that third malory lp. not worth the time? the first two are beautiful, tho i prefer the second
― electricsound, Monday, 11 February 2008 23:59 (sixteen years ago) link
the third is more similar to the second than the first. they keep losing the fuzz. it's cleaner than the first two records, more pop but still kinda dreary.
― keythkeyth, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 00:02 (sixteen years ago) link
uhhhh, emogaze actually exists?
― burt_stanton, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 00:10 (sixteen years ago) link
APPLESEED CAST
― Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 00:11 (sixteen years ago) link
surprised not to see more asobi seksu love. the latest stuff is so lovely. i understand now why they headline club ac30 all the time.
i don't know if anyone else has been keeping up with the club ac30 singles but the recent air formation one was very good, the televise remixes were nice if unremarkable, exit calm heading into anonymous shoegaze territories
― electricsound, Friday, 14 March 2008 23:52 (sixteen years ago) link
brother kite are recording their new album now.
― keythkeyth, Saturday, 15 March 2008 00:34 (sixteen years ago) link
prolific
― electricsound, Saturday, 15 March 2008 00:42 (sixteen years ago) link
heard bits of the new secret shine, it sounds like their sarah album but with not quite as good vocals
tears run rings lp is fairly standard clairecords fare but i like it a lot
― electricsound, Monday, 28 April 2008 03:41 (sixteen years ago) link
Cloudland Canyon are pretty gazey sometimes
― Curt1s Stephens, Monday, 28 April 2008 05:33 (sixteen years ago) link
A friend just recommended Sea Dweller as well as this blog in general:
http://shoegazeralive.blogspot.com
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 28 April 2008 05:34 (sixteen years ago) link
I just got this self-described shoegaze band's album and will probably be seeing them live in a couple weeks:
http://www.myspace.com/kadman
between them, Thrushes (previously mentioned upthread) and Wye Oak there's a nice little shoegaze mini-boom in Baltimore these days.
― Alex in Baltimore, Monday, 28 April 2008 05:37 (sixteen years ago) link
Rescue Mission from Austin TX isn't half bad: http://www.myspace.com/rescuemissionmusic
most of their tunes have a sort of Ride/Swervedriver/Catherine Wheel sound going on, with bits of early Cure (see "Conversion" via the myspace link) once in a while. maybe not shoegaze-y enough in the production, more pop, but the influences are definitely there.
the guys opened for BIRD (aka Mark Burgess and Yves Altana) on their US tour last spring, even did a Chameleons cover ("View from a Hill") with Mark on vocals, pretty cool. they've got my full recommendation.
― stephen, Monday, 28 April 2008 05:41 (sixteen years ago) link
in fact, from the myspace bio:
Founded in early 2005, Rescue Mission was formed in the interest of creating an 80s British post-punk inspired pop group with a mixture of 90s shoegaze/wall of sound influences.
― stephen, Monday, 28 April 2008 05:43 (sixteen years ago) link
The High Violets adhere the shoegazing basics, but they've got a good spin on things to make it worth a listen. They're terrific live
http://www.thehighviolets.com/
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 28 April 2008 05:47 (sixteen years ago) link