shoegaze

Majesty Crush Compilation Available For Pre-order

Numero Group have announced the pre-order for a new compilation for Majesty Crush. Driven by lust-fueled limerence and drifting far from conformity, Butterflies Don’t Go Away captures Majesty Crush’s transient, yet subversive mark on the landscape of American shoegaze to come. Tracked between 1991-1995, the quartet reimagined the collapse of the American rust belt as a late-night, … read more ➜

Curve’s Doppelgänger Getting A Vinyl Reissue

Curve were an English alternative rock and electronic music duo from London, formed in 1990 and split in 2005. Doppelgänger is their debut studio album from 1992 and is a continuation of the musical idiom established by the group on it’s three earlier EPs. Doppelgänger combines elements of dance music and alternative rock with the … read more ➜

Drop Nineteens Announce New Album And Tour

Boston’s Drop Nineteens, originally active from 1991 to 1995, have announced a new album, Hard Light. The release date is November 3, 2023. They were one of the few U.S. based bands who styled themselves on the UK’s distinctive shoegaze sound, taking their inspiration from bands such as My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, and Bleach. Drop … read more ➜

lush

4AD To Reissue British Alternative Band Lush’s Albums – Available For Pre-Order

Lush, the British alternative rock band formed in London in 1987, is often hailed as one of the pioneers of shoegaze and dream pop. Comprising Miki Berenyi, Emma Anderson, Phil King, and Chris Acland, Lush created ethereal and atmospheric music that resonated with a generation of listeners. Through their mesmerizing melodies, lush harmonies, and evocative … read more ➜

slowdive everything is alive

Slowdive’s Everything Is Alive – New Album Info

The fifth album from shoegaze giants Slowdive will be released on September 1, 2023. The title is Everything Is Alive. It began with Neil Halstead in the role of producer and writer, working on demos at home. He experimented with modular synths and originally conceived of the new album as a, “more minimal electronic record.” … read more ➜

Japanese Shoegaze Band Pasteboard To Get Vinyl Release For Glitter

Pasteboard was a Japanese Shoegaze band based in Saitama. It was formed by Makoto Igarashi and Mihoko Tanoue. They only released one album before switching to another project, Roly Poly Rag Bear. 7th Heaven is releasing their only album, Glitter, on vinyl. It goes on sale tomorrow, April 14th. It’ll be available in black and … read more ➜

Cherry Red Stars Collide

Cherry Red Releasing Cherry Stars Collide – Dream Pop, Shoegaze & Ethereal Rock Compilation

Cherry Red Records is releasing Cherry Stars Collide – Dream Pop, Shoegaze & Ethereal Rock 1986-1995, a 4CD Box Set. Buy: Popmarket, Cherry Records UK, Amazon US • 4CD Journey Through Key Tracks, Lesser Known Half-Lit Gems and Sleepy Pop Nuggets of the 1980s and 90s. • Featuring Mazzy Star, A.R. Kane, Cocteau Twins, Spiritualized, … read more ➜

Sweam Releases Debut Album

Norwegian indie pop, dream pop, shoegaze outfit Sweam have released their debut album,  Lounge Music For Cat People. It was recorded/mixed by Morten Øby, at Taakeheimen Lydrike, Oslo. It was engineered by Espen Høydalsvik who worked with fellow shoegazers Serena-Maneesh. It was released on Bandcamp in 2020 and they printed up a very limited run … read more ➜

Finnish Dreampop band Mumrunner Announces Debut Album

Finnish dreampop band Mumrunner has put their debut full length, Valeriana, up for pre-sale on Bandcamp. It’s being released by Shelflife Records (along with Through Love Rec) which has put out releases by Airiel, Flyying Colours, Pia Fraus, and Pinkshinyultrablast as well as many others. The album cover has a slight resemblance to DIIV’s latest … read more ➜

Slow Glows

Slow Glows is a shoegaze/psych 3-piece out of Cincinnati, Ohio. They have an EP and full length, Stargaze Rock ‘N’ Roll, out on Rose Hill Records. The LP is available on vinyl (many color options) as is a 2-track 7-inch. It’s a bit lo-fi and reminds me of some Blake Babies releases, both in production … read more ➜

Ride Announces New Album, ‘This Is Not A Safe Place’

Ride return with the 6th studio album of their career and their second since reforming in 2014 and signing to Wichita.

As with their previous album, Weather Diaries, Erol Alkan was in the producer’s chair, and Alan Moulder (with Caesar Edmunds) took care of the mixing (making this the fourth Ride album he has worked on).

Gathering influences from sources such as the Jean Michel Basquiat exhibition at the Barbican, and the post punk sound of The Fall and Sonic Youth, Ride have made an album which contains echoes of their earliest days as a band, while bringing these elements into 2019.

Both musically and lyrically, this is clearly an album made by a band who love being back together and who are at the very top of their game.

Double LP on limited edition green/blue vinyl (1000 copies) or black, includes a download code for album MP3s. This 2LP is released on Friday 16th August.

Pre-order here at Amazon or via the band’s Bandcamp site.

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Maps Announces New Album

Mercury-nominated Northampton composer/producer Maps is set to release his fourth album ‘Colours. Reflect. Time. Loss.’ on the 10th May 2019 through Mute, and today shares a new track from the album called ‘Just Reflecting’.

Maps (James Chapman) had this to say about the new release:

“I wanted to push everything to the limit with this record, and explore new territory for Maps. The orchestral instrumentation and addition of other musicians and singers played a huge part in finding the purer and more human emotion I was searching for. I learnt the violin as I was growing up, so I’m glad it finally came in useful!”

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LA based shoegaze outfit Film School premiere track from upcoming album

“Los Angeles shoegaze outfit Film School have been together for nearly a decade, and with their fourth LP ‘Fission’ coming out on July 20, the band is more congealed than ever, serving up a melodic, fervent, hazy and deeply collaborative effort. Instead of mourning the separation from their label, the band gleaned new inspiration from … read more ➜

Mezzanine Owls

http://mezzanineowls.com/ myspace profile Recommended if you like: Jesus and Mary Chain, The Doves Mezzanine Owls are opening for Rob Dickinson of The Catherine Wheel tomorrow night at Cafe Du Nord. (7/25/08) SPIN: “A haunting Jesus and Mary Chain rattle filtered through an anthemic guitar line as driven as something from another avian outfit, Doves.” USOUNDS: … read more ➜