myspace profile Veil Veil Vanish is a San Francisco based 4-piece that brings dark, post-punk energy, shoegaze atmospherics, and modern indie aesthetics into the current era of pop music. Featuring ex-members of Andalusia , Astral & Jada Morning, Veil Veil Vanish began in January of 2006 and has since played venues throughout the US, with bands such as 1990’s (UK), … read more ➜

RIYL: Darker My Love, Serena Maneesh, Singapore Sling Black Nite Crash – “Falling Down” www.blacknitecrash.com myspace.com/blacknitecrash available at: Custom Made Music Tone Vendor Interpunk Sonic Boom Records

www.myspace.com/killsurfcitygo www.morrmusic.com Surf City – “Dickshakers Union” The opening guitar on this track reminds me a little of the Voom Bloom’s “Thoughts of Rena”. Voom Blooms – “Thoughts of Rena” Voom Blooms post from 2006

Adorable are easily in my top 5 of unknown bands… The following is from, pitchforkmedia Footnotes 92-94 | Pitchfork Pitchfork Adorable: Footnotes 92-94 [Cherry Red; 2008] Rating: 7.2 With their debut, Against Perfection, released at the tail end of the shoegazer era and just before the height of Britpop hysteria, Adorable arguably straddled both genres– … read more ➜

The following is from, Pitchfork Media – Today Asobi Sesku Reveal New Album Details Having let the anticipation build to a big shoegazey swell, Asobi Seksu are finally ready to let forth their latest crescendo in the form of Hush, the pedal-happy combo’s previously discussed third long-player. The set, assembled by core band members James … read more ➜

myspace.com/solarpoweredpeople threeringrecords.com Based in the center on the central valley, about an hour east of San Francisco, Solar Powered People have been making a name for themselves throughout California and everywhere else for that matter. This four-piece rock/shoegaze band consists of members: Tony Pennington, Ryan Coscia, Douglass McKinnon, and Dustin Morris. Over the years these … read more ➜

Tell Tall Tales is a collection of songs written and recorded by Donny Hue. It is currently a digital only release with 10 stripped down songs showcasing Donny Hue’s song writing craftsmanship, acoustic guitar and harmonica. The album was self recorded by Donny Hue in Brooklyn in 2008. The story of the Tales from Donny … read more ➜

The following is from, Coast Is Clear The Sugar Report – Morrissey meets Interpol Eine Band, die wie eine Mischung aus Morrissey und Interpol oder “a post-punk Coldplay” klingen soll, finde ich natürlich schon mal sehr interessant. Und tatsächlich sind The Sugar Report aus New York eine richtig gute Indierockband mit viel Wave-Einfluss, einigem an … read more ➜

The following is an excerpt from, Obscure Sound – Indie Music Blog The Harpeth Trace A prevalent veneration for the past can certainly be detrimental to an artist’s work if their techniques are either outdated or generic, but holding such a high esteem for successful precedents can also prove to be quite beneficial when the … read more ➜

The following is from, Built on a Weak Spot Quagmire – We Know We Don’t Know Got to give props to Andrew over at Aversion for alerting me to this release from Sweden’s Quagmire (aka: QGMR). I had no idea that the band was releasing a new album so I was extremely surprised and excited … read more ➜

The following is from, Pitchfork Media – Today Pitchfork.tv: Indian Jewelry: “Swans” [Video Premiere] Houston pedal-pushers Indian Jewelry meld the noisy atmospherics of shoegaze, the druggy languor of Spacemen 3, and the portentous tribal drones of Drum’s Not Dead-era Liars on “Swans”, from 2008 album “Free Gold!”. In other words, judging by sound alone (the … read more ➜

The following is from, Blogcritics Music Reviews Music Review: The Cure – 4:13 Dream A polished new release that almost plays like an ‘inspired by’ record to much of The Cure’s older work. 4:13 Dream, the latest release by rock stalwarts The Cure, alternates a bit in style between some of their previous records. At … read more ➜

[The following is from http://castlesinspace.blogspot.com] The Loft was one of the early bands on Alan McGee’s Creation label. The band started out as the Living Room in 1980, with singer/guitarist Peter Astor, drummer Dave Morgan, bassist Bill Prince, and lead guitarist Andy Strickland as members. Upon realizing that they shared their name with a venue … read more ➜

Interpol/Swervedriver Guys’ Magnetic Morning Drop LP: Ah, morning. A time for soaking in the first rays of sunlight, greeting the world with a fresh face, and, uh, sure, magnetism. Cue Magnetic Morning, that side-thing of Interpol drummer Sam Fogarino and Swervedriver frontguy Adam Franklin, who will issue their full-length debut paean to the early hours, … read more ➜

Catherine Wheel |MTV Music It was a surprise, (Catherine Wheel’s singer) Dickinson says, to see audiences going berserk for Catherine Wheel standards like “Black Metallic” during his initial run of live dates for ‘Fresh Wine for the Horses’. That, combined with recent conversations with fannish members of Death Cab for Cutie and Interpol – who … read more ➜

“A few short and crazy months after the release of their first EP “Hamburg brennt?, 1000 Robota are back with their first full length release: “Du nicht er nicht sie nicht? (“Not You Not Him Not Her?). Although these kids sing in their native German, the band has already played sold out solo gigs in … read more ➜

Bear Hands on myspace “… pop monsters.” – NME “…riveting, devil-may-care rock” – Spin “For the past month, we’ve been telling everyone within earshot about Bear Hands, an unsigned up-and-comer out of Brooklyn that should be on the radar of every indie label.” -Entertainment Weekly “..While hints of lo-fi indie and post-punk v2.o float about … read more ➜

The following is from, The Yellow Stereo New albums from Crystal Stilts & Cause Co-Motion! Slumberland once again brings the goods, as we get to sample a couple of upcoming releases, including that of Brooklyn buzz band Crystal Stilts.  The first time I listened to their mini LP, I wasn’t exactly singing its praises afterwards, … read more ➜

The following is from, P!O!P | C86 | Twee | Post-Punk | New Wave | Lost and Rare Stuff! The Red Krayola – God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It: “ Genre: Psychedelic Rock / Experimental Rock Based in…: UK Label: International Artist Year: 1968 My Rate: 7/10 Download The Red … read more ➜