Weekly Shoegaze/ Dreampop / Psychedelic / Indie Tips #11
Picks Of The Week :
- Copenhagen, Denmark shoegaze / noise pop duo THE OCEANS “Juvenile” from the new “EP II” on Stripped Down Records
Sophomore 4-tracker from Copenhagen‘s duo dazzle with a more mature, refined songwriting and sheer melodic sensibilities.
- Buffalo, NY based indie / jangle pop four-piece Coral Collapse ‘Atlantic’ taken from their upcoming debut LP ‘Don’t Wait To See Me Say Goodbye’ via Admirable Traits Records
Superb reverb-infused, simultaneously energetic and melodic, jangle pop hit from Buffalo’s quartet, a perfect introduction to their debut full-length.
- Russian kosmische / stargaze / psychedelic / electronic trio from Perm, Gnoomes “Sword In the Stone” from upcoming album “MU!” on Rocket Recordings
Expanded as 4-piece with the addition of synthesist Masha Piankova, Gnoomes‘ unmistakable krautrock, IDM electronic and psychedelic elements coalesce and pulse magically into futuristic uncanny sonic realms.
- Russian retro / dream pop / soviet wave duo NAUKOGRAD “Отражение”
- Cornwall/Brighton based folk singer/songwriter artist Lily Hayes “Soft On Me” debut single on UNCOLLECTIVE RECORDS
- Brooklyn, NY noise pop / C86 / jangle pop / power pop trio BIG QUIET “Interesting Times” title track from the forthcoming vinyl album via Unblinking Ear Records
- Saint Jérôme, Québec dream pop / shoegaze duo, Under Electric Light “Drop” new single on More Like Space Records
- Chicago‘s dream pop / psych pop band Divino Niño “Coca-Cola” taken from Divino Niño’s new album ‘Foam’ – out June 21, 2019 on Winspear
- Brooklyn, NY shoegazers Dead Leaf Echo “Reflex Motion” from the new mini-album “Pale Fire”
- Adelaide, Australia dreamgaze / shoepop duo THE EMPTY SLEEPS “Good Place” new single
- Swedish DIY lo-fi garage pop project of Åsa Söderqvist based in Gothenburg, Shitkid “Detention” from from ShitKid’s second album [DETENTION], out May 10 2019 via PNKSLM Recordings
- Swedish post punk / dream pop / jangle pop / ‘deathpop’ quintet from Göteborg, Agent Blå “Child’s Play” from upcoming album “Morning Thoughts” on Luxury
- Brisbane, Australia shoegaze / heavy psych 5-piece DREAMTIME “Liquid Light Phase” from the upcoming album “Tidal Mind” on Cardinal Fuzz and Little Cloud Records.
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania ambient / shoegaze / dream pop project BALTIC NOISE “Happy Anniversary” new single (initially released via the blog that celebrates itself)
- Los Angeles‘ shoegaze band Snowball II “Lost in Juarez”
- Montreal, Canada based instrumental, experimental, shoegaze project by musician Richard Bunze, aka REPO “Polar Ghosts” from upcoming album “The Lines in Between”
- Brisbane, Australia dream pop / shoegaze trio FRAGILE ANIMALS “Dark” from the new EP “Only Shallow//Only More”
- Victoria BC‘s dream pop / indie-rock band Wise Child “Diminish” from the new S/T debut album
- Brighton, UK alt / post-punk / noise rock five-piece, Abattoir Blues “Dwell” from last final 2-track 7″ single “Dwell/What to Fix” on Echochamp
- Portland indie / shoegaze / dream pop 4-piece SOUVENIR DRIVER “Haze” from upcoming album “A Dangerous Crossing” due 5/3/19 via IS/WAS
- Montreal, Québec post-punk / shoegaze side project of Maxime from The City Gates, OSTZONE “Quiet of the Dark”
- Aarhus, Denmark synth / dream pop quintet Lowly “Stephen” from Lowly’s sophomore album ‘Hifalutin’ out April 12th via Bella Union
- Göteborg, Sweden indie / noise rock / post-punk 4-piece PHARMACIST “You Bore Me Half To Death” new single
- Amarillo, TX bedroom, synth, jangle, dream pop project of Broderick Adams aka VAMPING “Incantations X” from the mini-LP “Caves and Hoodoos”
- Michigan indie pop band Blue Jeans – “Jenny, Am I Fading?” from upcoming vinyl album “Adult Hits” out May 17, 2019 on Madrid’s Bobo Integral
- London, UK indie / dream pop 4-piece Heavy Heart “Dowsabel” new single
- Quebec, Canada noise-rock / shoegaze band Jet Black – “Wall of Ice” from V/A “Northern Noise Vol. I” on Velouria Recordz
- Manchester, UK indie pop 5-piece Butcher The Bar “Lying” from the forthcoming vinyl album “III” out June 14, 2019 via Madrid’s Bobo Integral
- Sidney, Australian organ driven folk pop / psych-pop project led by Natalie de Silver, THE DANDELION “Message From The Fire” from the new cassette album “Old Habits & New Ways of The Dandelion” on SpiderChild Records
- Perth, Australian modern dark psychedelic artrock duo of Greg and Belinda, WhiteFawn “Shiver and Shaken”
- Uppsala, Sweden indie pop / art rock quintet Cat Princess “Silver Socks” from forthcoming debut album ‘Forbidden Items’, out May 17 via Rama Lama Records.
- Atlanta, Georgia bedroom pop / jangle dream pop solo project of Jordan Reynolds, aka ROSE HOTEL “10K” from forthcoming self-released debut album “I Will Only Come When It’s A Yes”
- Portland, OR indie pop / dream pop duo Pure Bathing Culture “Ad Victoriam” from upcoming third album “Night Pass” on Infinite Companion
- Copenhagen’s alt dream pop trio IRAH “Siu Hinama” from forthcoming album “Diamond Grid” on Tambourhinoceros
- Swedish ethereal / dream pop / dark pop artist STAINWASHER “Only Lonely” from Stainwasher’s debut EP ”What Did I See” out now via Feverish
- Prague, Czechia diy bedroom pop / dreampop duo Dukla “Ikea” new single
- South London, UK indie dream pop singer/songwriter Rose Keeler-Schäffeler aka KEEL HER “No Control”
- Athens, GA Southern dream / psych / gothic folk rock multi instrumentalist/singer/songwriter Thayer Sarrano “The Eternal” from new 4th album “Wings Alleluia”
- Dunedin, New Zealand based doom folk singer/songwriter Emily Fairlight “Water Water” from the upcoming new album “Mother Of Gloom” on Fishrider Records