There was a massive homophobe on the old shoegazing forum who loved Bill Clinton, wonder if that's him.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Thursday, 2 April 2020 16:24 (four years ago) link
https://www.brooklynvegan.com/28-essential-songs-from-the-shoegaze-heavy-crossover/
― j., Thursday, 9 July 2020 01:21 (four years ago) link
I didn't know where else to post about the new No Joy album, Motherhood, which only sounds like shoegaze on occasion. It's wild!
― unpaid intern at the darvo institute (Simon H.), Saturday, 29 August 2020 17:55 (four years ago) link
Oh, I have to check that out!
Came across this band today, from 2016, so new-ish. Really good set of influences, slowed down Swervedriver perhaps but with some of that Sci-Fi alt-rock thing, Hum, Lusk, Failure, and so on.
https://downhillwillows.bandcamp.com/album/downhill-willows-ep
― Maresn3st, Thursday, 3 September 2020 15:50 (four years ago) link
Please can I recommend Ian Sweet (not a solo guy, actually a solo woman / eponymous band), who only seems to have been mentioned twice ever on ILM and not at all in this thread. I was drawn to her music in by lush (lowercase L) guitar textures and unusual chord voicings that put me in mind of 90s Blonde Redhead or Sonic Youth. Last year I played her album Crush Crusher to death and she has a new song, Dumb Driver, which is pretty fricking nice. As with BR, she's an alumnus of Berklee and, fittingly, is the cover star on a Berklee shoegaze podcast on Spotify.
― Supposed Former ILM Lurker (WeWantMiles), Thursday, 3 September 2020 17:09 (four years ago) link
Sounds good, thanks!
― Hit It And Quit It Sideways (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 3 September 2020 17:50 (four years ago) link
I'm about two minutes into this new No Joy album and yes it is very very good
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 16 September 2020 11:37 (four years ago) link
don't really know where to put this, but this is a great version of this jefre cantu-ledesma song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07d_coPy7Ws
― kites aren't fun (NickB), Sunday, 25 October 2020 00:35 (four years ago) link
that's "Julie Byrne & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - Love's Refrain" btw
I was selling records and a guy described a band as “shoegaze” but 100% unironically pronounced it to rhyme with Fugazi.
― The little engine that choogled (hardcore dilettante), Sunday, 25 October 2020 02:59 (four years ago) link
That is how I'm saying shoegaze from now on.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 25 October 2020 04:12 (four years ago) link
Shugazi would be a good tribute band schtick
― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Sunday, 25 October 2020 05:25 (four years ago) link
would love a full album of Byrne and Cantu-Ledesma now
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 25 October 2020 09:09 (four years ago) link
Agreed! I love Julie Byrne's voice but I've never really been too excited about the music on her records before
― kites aren't fun (NickB), Sunday, 25 October 2020 10:46 (four years ago) link
The new Nothing really hits on some MBV vibes, especially on the back half of the record. Not particularly original, but def some nice shoegaze guitar work.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 11 November 2020 19:22 (four years ago) link
Not that new, but more recent than the heyday of shoegaze...been going back to this sound, and I've been playing Vissuda a lot. From 2013.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGmij0adCJc
― Totally Insane Police State, 90210 (I M Losted), Saturday, 12 December 2020 09:34 (three years ago) link
They're not new, really, but: Keith Kenniff, who does stuff as Helios and Goldmund, and his wife Hollie have a duo called Mint Julep that hits a really lovely electronic pop/shoegaze sweet spot -- new album out yesterday
https://mintjulep.bandcamp.com/album/in-a-deep-and-dreamless-sleep
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 20 March 2021 17:49 (three years ago) link
Beautiful new single from Suzanne Kraft. Track 2 is the one here, down to the melty whammy bar
https://melodyastruth.bandcamp.com/album/on-our-hands-waiting?fbclid=IwAR3k4hUBBewA-UeM17bsX8MrKQdss2G6_IB4cu14zMj6My9NRk5k0TLYZDQ
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Monday, 22 March 2021 12:36 (three years ago) link
파란노을 (Parannoul) - To See the Next Part of the Dream
srsly
― mookieproof, Monday, 19 April 2021 02:54 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV3MpfosuxU
― xzanfar, Monday, 19 April 2021 02:56 (three years ago) link
parannoul record rules, there's good tunes buried in the garageband murk
― adam, Monday, 19 April 2021 12:50 (three years ago) link
I'd lost track of Pia Fraus over the years, but last year's 'Empty Parks' album is extremely nice as it turns out.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 1 May 2021 14:55 (three years ago) link
Flyying Colours - "White Knuckles", one of the best neo-shoegaze I've heard in ages
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMcNM8ykCyI
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Sunday, 2 May 2021 04:19 (three years ago) link
Happy to see more folks discovering them. I first ran across them on one of Going Steady Music's mixtapes and each subsequent release has only been better. Check 'em out: https://flyyingcolours.bandcamp.com/
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 4 May 2021 19:07 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBMUqTt2AVs
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 4 May 2021 19:08 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9wnpiiMUJs
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 4 May 2021 19:09 (three years ago) link
this is grebt but also i'm waiting for peter hook to somehow sue the fuck out of them for 'it's real'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6XmySDTtoQ
― mookieproof, Thursday, 13 May 2021 00:45 (three years ago) link
Ha I was thinking it was the same tune as “Dancing in the Dark”
― JoeStork, Thursday, 13 May 2021 00:52 (three years ago) link
Mexican band Margaritas Podridas, sounds wonderful, grungey toohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy8ERGh3UZ0
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 22 May 2021 17:42 (three years ago) link
Yeah they're solid, need to relisten to them more.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 22 May 2021 17:52 (three years ago) link
new Suzanne Kraft album might as well be an archival re-issue from 1992, but I love it
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 12 June 2021 13:24 (three years ago) link
thanks for the nudge boxedjoy, am enjoying it! I'm also hearing a bit of a mid 90s American indie thing through sort of a chillwave filter. Don't remember any other suzy k stuff sounding quite like this, but I think hes written some interesting songs here
― building a hole (NickB), Sunday, 13 June 2021 17:35 (three years ago) link
Ooh, new Flyying Colours sounds great. Jack Rabid has been praising them for years but I can't remember if I checked the earlier stuff out.
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 03:24 (three years ago) link
x-post I looove the new Suzanne Kraft album! Was wondering what it reminded me of, esp. the start of the opening track rang a bell that I couldn't place. Turns out it's The System mini album that came out on Music from Memory a few years back.
― willem, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 05:28 (three years ago) link
I feel like I’ve posted the Greek band Alien Mustangs here, but I didn’t see ‘em in a search. _Alienation_ is really good core skills gaze, always satisfies me. Not so new anymore. Last years Beat of the Earth is ok too.
― Hunt3r, Sunday, 5 September 2021 18:51 (three years ago) link
Flyying Colours on KEXP this week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1kzLn2jgVM
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 6 September 2021 03:07 (three years ago) link
Fans of the shugazi sound might find this relevant to their interests (which, full disclosure, I contributed to)
https://✧✧✧.un✧✧✧.c✧.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Shoeg✧✧✧@1400x1050-1392x1✧✧✧.j✧✧
https://www.uncut.co.uk/features/blogs/introducing-the-ultimate-genre-guide-to-shoegaze-133706/
― Piedie Gimbel, Wednesday, 15 September 2021 17:12 (three years ago) link
Oh nice, that will definitely be one worth picking up when I see it.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 15 September 2021 17:13 (three years ago) link
Just was recommended this playlist but it seems too long, just shy of eleven hours:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX6ujZpAN0v9r?si=W_C-hMj-SsqIJQ0LBO0AJQ&dl_branch=1
― What Does Blecch Mean to Me? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 16 September 2021 23:49 (three years ago) link
Found strictly by chance -- Lunation Fall out of France, with a debut EP this year. Dreamy with a bit of Lush to it as well, if you like the first track you'll like the whole thing:
https://lunationfall.bandcamp.com/album/near
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 31 December 2021 02:14 (two years ago) link
Wow, the Lunation Fall record is really good. Thanks for the tip. What are everyone’s favorite 2021 shoegaze albums? My top two are definitely Stomp Talk Modstone and Wednesday. I’ve also enjoyed records by Julia Shapiro, Lucid Express, Midwife, Crystal Canyon, Flyying Colours, Submotile, Mint Julep, White Flowers, Cathedral Bells, and alexalone. And although it’s not technically shoegaze, the Fax Gang record scratches the same itch.
― CalmAsAnAngel, Tuesday, 4 January 2022 20:36 (two years ago) link
I don't think I heard any of those records so thanks for posting. I really liked the Parannoul stuff which I guess is really an emo thing but it's recorded in a very layered shoegazey way
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Tuesday, 4 January 2022 21:18 (two years ago) link
From Spain:https://dharmacide.bandcamp.com/album/cult-band-member
'Dreams' first caught my ears and is the better single, but 'Filth' has a nicer video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtxeyQeOLVA
― ArchCarrier, Monday, 17 January 2022 12:58 (two years ago) link
eccsame the photon band is the best shoegaze i found lately. better late than never. i find myself agreeing with commentary that describes it as fusing with slowcore.
― The Hon. Christian Sharia (R - MO) (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 18 January 2022 00:00 (two years ago) link
I don't consider it shoegaze, myself! However I agree it is the best.
― Evan, Tuesday, 18 January 2022 00:38 (two years ago) link
v reasonable opinions, both. you asked me elsewhere how i was liking it, i do officially love it now ha.
― The Hon. Christian Sharia (R - MO) (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 18 January 2022 00:45 (two years ago) link
I've enjoyed the two YouTube videos of tracks from the upcoming SOM - The Shape of Everything.
From last year:https://fastnbulbous.com/lucky-21/#shoegaze
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 18 January 2022 04:27 (two years ago) link
cloakroom does this heavy melodic thing really well, their new album sounds like if sleep made jangle pop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IomuatUhhk
― roflrofl fight (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 15 February 2022 01:47 (two years ago) link
https://boringproductions.bandcamp.com/album/sprout
from china
― 龜, Tuesday, 15 February 2022 15:22 (two years ago) link
Agree on the Cloakroom record. I'd been kinda lukewarm on them previously, but some of these new songs are flat-out beautiful. Really enjoying it. I've also gotten way into a record from about 10 years ago by a Japanese band called Sphere. The record is "syvyys." Great stuff. Will dig into those Dharmacide and Sound & Fury records mentioned upstream.
― CalmAsAnAngel, Wednesday, 16 February 2022 18:35 (two years ago) link