Weekly Shoegaze/ Dreampop / Psychedelic / Indie Tips #9
Elena Chernyshova photography (Days of Night, Nights of Day)
- Philadelphia‘s alt folk rock solo moniker of singer/songwriter Tim Showalter, Strand of Oaks “Keys” off Strand of Oaks’ new album ‘Eraserland’ out March 22nd on Dead Oceans
- Sevilla, Spain jangle dream pop quartet, Terry vs. Tori “Braille” first single of ‘Heathers’, Terry vs. Tori’s upcoming debut album.
- Seattle‘s ‘Cascadian Psychedelia’ band lead by David Anselmo, Kingdom of the Holy Sun “Hey Hey Hey (feat. Cat Hoch)” from the new EP “The Man with the little Hands”
- Melbourne, Australia DIY indie pop 4-piece Blank Statements “Successor Island” bonus track from the upcoming reissue vinyl debut album “Signs are Rampant” (originally released on limited tape in 2017 via Hobbies Galore) on Tough Love
- Newcastle, Australia jangle indie pop / no-fi collective VACATIONS “On Your Own” new single via Human Sounds Records
- New York‘s Fuzz-Pop / Shoegaze outfit LLOLLYANNA “Melty Dearest” from new “Tarot Waltz” EP
- Melbourne-born/London-based minimal art pop / dream-psych / experimental pop artist Carla dal Forno “So Much Better” from 2-track 7″ single via her own new label, Kallista Records
- Chicago‘s shoegazing / alt rock band Deep Crush “Railroaded” debut 2-track single on Personal Favorites
- New York soul-psych indie rock duo of Richie James Follin (of The Willlowz, Cults) and Loren Humphrey (of Chairlift), Guards – “Last Stand” new single
- Rotterdam-based lo-fi jangle dream pop / psych pop 4-piece lead by Jasper Boogaard, Goodnight Moonlight “Highway” from upcoming CD/cassette EP “Better Person”
- Seattle‘s jangle indie pop band Flying Fish Cove “Sleight of Hand” from upcoming album “At Moonset” on Help Yourself Records
- Brisbane, Australia ambient / shoegaze / dream pop solo project RELAY TAPES “In the Ground” new single
- Italian alt noise / shoegaze / psychedelic rock four-piece from Modena, REV REV REV “Clutching The Blade” new single from their forthcoming third LP “Kykeon and BSM” on Fuzz Club
- Austin, TX based dreamy synth psych-pop US/Swedish duo ROUTINE DEATH “Stay” new single on Fuzz Club
- L.A. based Vancouver‘s Spaced Age Rock’n’Rollers BLACK MOUNTAIN “Future Shade” from the upcoming album “Destroyer” on Jagjaguwar
- Edinburgh, Scotland psychedelic pop band THE VALKARYS “Love Song” from the new album “Six”
- UK DIY lo-fi guitar pop alias of Martin Newell (aka The Brotherhood of Lizards, The Stray Trolleys), aka The Cleaners From Venus – “Life In A Time Machine” from the “Time Machine” EP
- Liverpool, UK experimental / electronic / rock band CLINIC “Rubber Bullets” from new full-length LP “Wheeltappers and Shunters” out May 10 on Domino.
- St. Louis, Missouri indie noise-pop 4-piece SHADY BUG “Flake” from the new album “Lemon Lime” on Exploding In Sound Records
- New York alternatve indie rock band VERSUS “Invisible Love” from upcoming EP “Ex nihilo” on Ernest Jenning Record Co.
- Chicago‘s psychedelic / shoegaze / noise pop 4 piece (ex-Teith members), LET’S PET “The Rising Tide” from the album “The Bluff” on Migration Media
- France’s indie rocker Thoineau Palis, aka Th Da Freak “Kurtains” from the upcoming third album “Freakenstein” on Howlin Banana Records
- Copenhagen, Denmark shoegaze / noise pop duo THE OCEANS “High On You” second single from upcoming “EP II” on Stripped Down Records
- Wrexham, UK dreamy indie pop 4-piece KIDSMOKE “Passenger” new single
- Brisbane, Australia ‘surf gaze’ indie pop band The Double Happiness “No Place Like Nundah” new single via Valley Heat Records
- Vancouver, BC indie / jangle / shoegaze band DRAINFLOWER “Touch Me” from debut s/t EP
- Bucks County, PA alt / post-hardcore / shoegaze / grunge duo CROWN OF PITY “Rather Be Nothing” from debut album “Just” out May 3, 2019
- UK DIY dreamy indie-pop solo project FUTURE ECHOES “Maya” new single
- Nashville, Tennessee dream pop / shoegaze 4-piece BLEARY “Ghosts” new single
- Chisinau, Moldova retrowave / synthwave / shoegaze band DENORM “Camelot” from debut EP “Out Of Sight”
- Amsterdam‘s “sunshine pop” shoegaze / dream pop / noir pop 5-piece MOON TAPES “Cleopatra” new single on Mink Records
- Swedish electronic dream pop / electro-pop project of Erik Lindestad from Malmö (formerly member of Stockholm duo Wild At Heart), The Land Below “Light In You” new single on The Future Sound of Stockholm
- Gothenburg, Sweden dream pop / electro-pop trio SAMBASSADEUR “Stuck (Azure Blue Remix)” from the 4th album “Survival” via their own European Records
- Wales, UK indie / shoegaze trio THE VOICES “Siver Queen (live 2008)” from the album “”Live 2008” (live recording from Club for Bach 2008)
- New Jersey-based alt / drone / doom / shoegaze outfit led by of Alex Rosamilia of The Gaslight Anthem and Corey Perez of Bottomfeeder and Let Me Run, Dead Swords “Black” from debut album “Enders” on Human Blood Records
- South London lo-fi / indie / art rock 3-piece featuring Ben and Adam Parker of Nosferatu D2 and The Superman Revenge Squad, TEMPERTWIG “Everything Can Be Derailed” from “FAKE NOSTALGIA: An Anthology of Broken Stuff” (1999-2004) via Audio Antihero/Randy Sadage Records
- Melbourne, Australia jangle pop 4-piece Kitschen Boy “Life In Lo-Fi” debut single
- Copenhagen, Danish jangly indie pop duo of brothers Julius & Victor Schack, aka ALCABEAN “Athens” from upcoming debut LP on We Are Suburban
- Los Angeles, CA-based psychedelic / dreamgaze trio XO “Open Your Heart” from upcoming sophomore cassette album “Wonder”
- Grand Rapids, Michigan goth drone psych rock trio of Nikki West (Nethers, Carlsonics), Andrew Rossi (Pink Snowflakes, Hollow Phase) and Troy Coalter (Fukushima Daisies; Hollow Phase), aka GUILDED GHOSTS “Mindless” from debut s/t EP
- Belgian indie jangle dream pop project of Jens Rubens, STOOP KID “Go Home” from debut cassette EP “Uhm Yeah Sure” on Gazer Tapes
- Umea, Sweden dream pop / garage punk 4-piece SPICE BOYS “Dream Vendor” from Spice Boys’ second and final LP “Speed 2”, out March 29 2019 via PNKSLM Recordings
- Wichita, Kansas shoegaze indie rock Cartwheel “Cutting Off a Limb” from first EP “Best Days”
- Oakland’s indie dreamy psych-pop duo Night School “July” new single from upcoming LP “Disappear Here” on Graveface Records & Curiosities
- Brisbane-based dream-pop outfit, lead by Jaimee Fryer (Major Leagues), POOLSHOP “Shooting Star” new single
- Hull, UK dreampop/shoegaze band led by Ryan Smith aka BDRMM “Heaven” new single
- Vancouver ethereal dream folk duo of Victoria Williams and Craig Stevenson, PORTEAU “Penelope” new single
- Melbourne, Australia dream folk pop alias of multi-instrumentalist , experimental composer, singer and activist Evelyn Ida Morris, aka PIKELET “Plovers” from upcoming debut album “Goodbye” on Babyrace Records
Robert Clayton photography (Lion Farm Estate, West Midlands 1990)
