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
I've been getting huge enjoyment out of the Cloakroom album. Every song is really good, and there's a satisfying variety. It's close to Hum's Inlet at times, but a slightly easier listen.
― jmm, Thursday, 17 February 2022 14:55 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMuNjgULtE8
― 龜, Thursday, 17 February 2022 15:55 (two years ago) link
anybody listen to vivienne eastwood? caught a song on WNYU and was hooked, they have some nice EPs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj2WSE9_asU
― 龜, Thursday, 17 February 2022 19:05 (two years ago) link
yah the cloakroom record is very much a riyl: hum thing, though hum doesn't really shoot for loveliness and the cloakroom guys def have it in their sights in songs like "doubts"
― roflrofl fight (voodoo chili), Thursday, 17 February 2022 19:31 (two years ago) link
https://radiichina.com/dreampop-music-china/
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Thursday, 3 March 2022 17:38 (two years ago) link
So I aimed for the impossible here and created a 21st century shoegaze guide for Shfl
https://theshfl.com/guide/shoegaze-revival
20 choices overall, honestly the merest sampling. My big caveat is that the metal/gaze crossover I just had to separate out, far too big on its own. Some electrogaze standouts made the cut. Ultimately this is just a starter pack and should be recognized as such! But reviewing this thread was helpful for some reminders for sure.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 7 March 2022 17:42 (two years ago) link
I enjoyed this list and your write up. Good stuff.
― husked, tonal wails (irrational), Monday, 7 March 2022 18:28 (two years ago) link
Thanks!
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 7 March 2022 18:33 (two years ago) link
Yeah great list. Some favorites and some I’d never heard before. Best discovery so far is Venera 4. Thanks for writing/sharing!
― Skrot Montague, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 03:36 (two years ago) link
You're most welcome. Pretty sure I learned about Venera 4 from this very thread years back!
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 04:16 (two years ago) link
Nice work, Ned. I rep for Serena-Maneesh and Pinkshinyultrablast myself.
You should definitely get someone to pay you for a blackgaze piece. :)
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 04:32 (two years ago) link
If you caught that little aside near the end of the introduction, don't think I'm not thinking about it... (This work is a paying job, I should add.)
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 04:48 (two years ago) link
I had totally forgotten about Serena-Maneesh. Album holds up pretty well.
― husked, tonal wails (irrational), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 15:15 (two years ago) link
does Shfl pay, Ned? if ya don't mind me asking :)
― alpine static, Tuesday, 22 March 2022 04:34 (two years ago) link
Uh, yes? Sorry if I sound bemused, I did say that!
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 22 March 2022 05:26 (two years ago) link
Ha, you're right. You did. I missed that. Sorry. You should be bemused!
― alpine static, Tuesday, 22 March 2022 06:16 (two years ago) link