WL//WH Weekly Shoegaze / Dreampop / Psychedelic / Indie Tips

• Melbourne indie /jangle /bubblegum /power-pop band led by former Lucksmiths bassists and Lost and Lonesome label founder Mark Monnone, aka Monnone Alone “Loose Terrain” second single taken from their upcoming fourth album via Lost and Lonesome.
  

Curiously the new, as usual airy and bright, ‘country-fried bubblegum pop’ tune by Mannone Alone is introduced by the deep boing sound of a Sicilian ‘scacciapensieri’ (Jew’s harp), once ominously associated in these parts with the Mafia, then used and somehow ‘cleared’ by Morricone in 1965’s Sergio Leone’s Spaghetti Western “For a few dollars more”. “Loose Terrain” strides its way in a nostalgic staggering gait over swaying strums, sparkling jangly curls and whimsy keyboard frills, to elicit a winding rustic breeze around angsty yet playful atmospheric vocals and high airy back-ups, pondering the effects of another’s loose grip on reality.

• Wilmington, NC indie rock /shoegaze group led by Adam Bastug, Doggy Daycare “(forgetting) sarah marshall” single on Fort Lowell Records
  

Delving into early ’90s Shoegaze and Noise Rock realms, a noisy, drunk confession stirs jagged poignant melodies carved by lush, loud and hooky guitar swells, nestled amid thick abrasive riffs and saturated fuzz-laden distortions, to overwhelm strained, sore vocals with angsty romantic longings and brooding disenchanted moods.

• Bandung, Indonesia slowcore /heavy shoegaze band HUSH “Irene” single
  

Among a thriving number of new bands from Southeast Asia that hark back to the 90’s shoegaze sound, standing out this week is the second single by the heavy shoegazers from Bandung, Hush where stumbling drumbeats and churning basslines seamlessly underpin a dense swirling drift of sparkling, distorted, abrasive and excruciating guitar riffs, to build a simmering and intensely emotional edge for dreamy, aching confessional vocals, revealing adoration and obsession at the hands of burning desire.

• Montreal, Québec soundtrack cinematic /easy listening /groove /dark jazz project of Frank Rideau, aka Orgasmo Sonore “Pop Sensation” from “Pop Sensation / Sounds In The Night” 7″ single [Farfalla Records]
• Seattle, WA dream pop duo Bubble Tea and Cigarettes “Room 9072” single on Lauren Records
  
• Seattle‘s ethereal /cinematic/dark wave /dream pop collaboration, The Blue Hour & Bluemonken “Broken” single written by Brian D. Paul (Bluemonken) with Marselle & Brian Hodges (the Blue Hour)
  
• Edinburgh, UK indie rock /folk singer-songwriter and former One Dove frontwoman, Dot Allison “Milk And Honey” from the new LP “Consciousology” via Sonic Cathedral
  
• Nottingham, UK freak psychedelic folk singer-songwriter Jiminil “Ellen’s Reel” single
  
• Baltimore, Maryland lo-fi jangly pop /power-pop /freakbeat /indie band The Smashing Times “Glorious Tales of Wes” from the upcoming album “This Sporting Life” on perennialdeath
  
• Sidney, Australia folk /indie rock band THE BRIGHTS “Waiting” from upcoming debut LP “Oyster Rock!” on Meritorio Records
  
• London-based indie groove pop band founded in 1995, Spearmint “Melody’s Mother’s Jam” first 7″ single from the upcoming tenth album “This Candle Is For You” via their own hitBACK label and WIAIWYA records
  
• Italian indie pop musician-singer and composer Andrea Calvo, aka Grand Drifter “As the Days Change” from the upcoming album “Paradise Window” via Subjangle
  
• Glasgow/Edinburgh DIY indie /surf /dream pop /bedroom pop project of composer and multi-instrumentalist Michael Kay Terence, aka Swiss Portrait “Lost” off the cassette album “The Crippling Pain of Happiness” via Star-Track
  
• UK DIY lo-fi jangle /psych /guitar pop alias (started in the early ’80s) of singer–songwriter-poet Martin Newell (aka The Brotherhood of Lizards, The Stray Trolleys), aka The Cleaners From Venus – “Postcard To Heaven” from “K7” cassette album
  
• London-based orchestral /psych /indie pop band, formed in 1991, led by guitarist and vocalist Alasdair MacLean, The Clientele “Claire’s Not Real” from the 2xLP album “I Am Not There Anymore” via Merge Records
  
• Norwegian indie rock /psych pop 5-piece band led by indie legend Frode Strømstad (I Was a King, The No Ones), Colored Lights “Ashes” off upcoming S/T album on Bobo Integral
  
• Oslo-based indie rock 4-piece band Podcasts “Cockatoos” 2nd single from the upcoming S/T album via Prefect Records
  
• Sydney, Australia twee /jangle /indie pop trio PASH “Possession” from the upcoming EP “Skylight” via Dinosaur City
  
• Swedish indie pop /synth pop trio (Niklas Angergård, Kristina Borg and Mikael Matsson) formed in Stockholm in 1989, Red Sleeping Beauty – “Solid Gold (feat Amelia Fletcher)” from “From Sarah with Love” EP 7″ via Matinée Records
  
• Mid-’80s founded Australian Sarah Records-affiliated indie pop band from Sydney, Even As We Speak “Blue Eyes Deceiving Me (BBC Peel session version)” from “EVEN AS WE SPEAK– John Peel session 20.02.93″ 10” EP [Precious Recordings of London]
• Chicago, IL guitar pop /dream pop /indie rock 5-piece VARSITY “Head in the Clouds” single
  
• Saitama, Japan anime /dreamy /psychedelic pop solo project Boys Age “A Wraithlike World By The Window” from cassette album “Ring World” via galaxy train
  
• International (Lucerne, L.A., London, Hong Kong and Perth) laid-back indie pop band The Kind Hills “Let Youth Take Over” from the debut LP “Clusterluck”
  
• Rockaway Beach, NYC indie/ dream pop singer-songwriter dayaway “Ocean Free” single on Turn to Wind                                                                                                                                                                   
• New York‘s alt-pop/indie rock duo Me Not You “Boxers” from “Hotel Coffee” EP                                       
• California-based lo-fi surf /chillwave /indie pop /dream-pop solo project of Josh Hwang, CASTLEBEAT ”Something Else” new single on Spirit Goth Records
  
• Munich, Germany indie /dream-pop /synthpop band Clear Coast “In Motion” single
  
• French dub /new wave /disco pop duo from Lyon, Balladur “Ça m’a tellement manqué” from the upcoming album “Pourquoi certains arbres sont si grands ?”
  
• Anglo–French electro-pop project from Glen Johnson and Cédric Pin (both former members of “ghostrock” group Piano Magic), AKA Future Conditional “Retainer (feat. Bobby Wratten & Pam Berry)” single on Second Language Music
  
• Swedish electro-pop duo from Kalmar, Gentle Touch “Broke and Dreams” from “Part 3″ EP 12” brand new material since the 2008 debut LP  [Inåt Bakåt Records]
• Austin post-punk /psych /indie rock quartet Positive Thinking “Ouroborus” from “Surface” EP
  
• Oakland, CA indie rock /psych-pop trio NOW “Loose Strand” from the new vinyl 12″ album “And Blue Space Is Burning Noon” via Sloth Mate Productions
  
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK lo-fi post-punk /indie pop DIY songwriter-musician Daniel McGee, aka Zenxith “Anxiety Attack” single
  
• South London-based indie rock /jangle pop band Rest of the World “Titanic 20” single on Crafting Room Recordings
  
• Milpitas, CA new wave /dream pop project of Danny Hernandez (FKA The Forbin Project), aka The Forbin “Tormento” off “The One” 2-track single
  
• Indonesian Indie Rock /New Wave /Post-Punk band based in Bogor, West Java. Andepp “7 Mawar” from the new EP “Sasar”
  
• Singapore‘s noise /dream pop /indie pop /guitar rock five-piece Subsonic Eye “Yearning” from the upcoming new album “All Around You” on Topshelf Records
  
• Bloomington, Indiana post-punk /shoegaze /dream pop outfit Daguerreotype “Holy Margin” from “Scandalous Acts of Grace” EP
  
• Philadephia-based lo-fi /jangle /psych-pop outfit HONEY RADAR “English Costume (Melting Cricket)” from Ltd. European Tour 3-song 7″ “English Costume” available at the shows
  
• San Francisco‘s Punk /Rock’n’Roll /Power-Pop band (members of Almond Joy, Fuckwolf, Rays, DIIV), Spiral Dub “Rise And Shine” first single from the debut S/T album via Sanctuary Moon
  
• Melbourne-based jangly /power pop /post-punk band Life Strike “Other Side Of The World” off the sophomore cassette album “Peak Dystopia” via Stable Label
  
• Aberdeen, Scotland jangle-psych-indie-pop band The Vapour Trails “I Looked Into Your Eyes” from “On A Beautiful Day” EP via Futureman Records (US)
  
• Brooklyn, NY power pop outfit The Evening Sons “Superspreader” from upcoming debut LP “Tracks” on Curation Records
  
• Rockford, Illinois lo-fi /shoegaze /dream pop duo Side Thing “Tiny War” single
  
• Salamanca-based, Spanish ethereal /shoegaze outfit founded in the early ’90s by Pedro L. Ortega, aka Bélver Yin “¿Quién te va a querer ahora?” from the vinyl 12″ album “Para Mi Madre” [Efficient Space]
• Atlanta, Georgia dream pop /slowcore /shoegaze band Kid Fears “Before I Wake” from the second LP “Undying Love”
  
• Richmond, Virginia dream pop /shoegaze /emogaze solo project Always Other “There’s love and death in those woods [part one]” single
  
• Californian bedroom pop /shoegaze /indie rock solo project Dead Katz “Guilty Over You” (demo) from the album “All These Lonely Nights” a collection of demos and leftovers.
  
• Chicago, IL Noise Rock /Shoegaze /Dream Punk band, Old Coke “Promontory Point” from the cassette EP “Seasonal”
  
• Indonesia post black metal /black gaze solo project The light is fading away “Girl In Gora” from Split EP “Remembering distant stars” by Sadness/ The Light Is Fading Away
  
• Italian Dream pop /Shoegaze project of Tommaso La Rocca based in Leghorn, inframell0w “Blue & Green” single
  
• Manchester, UK ethereal shoegaze DIY solo project of Tasmin Stephens, aka TTSSFU “Jesus dream demo” off “Jesus dream demo” EP
  
• Nottingham, UK post-rock /dream pop /shoegaze instrumental solo project After Daylight “Onwards” from the 9th CD album “Beyond The Horizon”
  
• Christchurch, NZ lo-fi/ shoegaze/ dream-pop solo project of Annemarie Duff (ex Miniatures), aka T. G. Shand “Cinnamon” title track of the EP “Cinnamon”
  
• Johnsburg, Illinois shoegaze /indie rock /dream pop /indie pop singer-songwriter Tommy Oeffling “Amy Verbatim” from “Three Singles” EP
  
• Mission Viejo, CA heavy shoegaze outfit Blood Pact “off the edge” single
  
• New York‘s shoegaze /indie rock outfit Hotline TNT ‘Protocol’ single on Third Man Records
• Dublin-based alt-rock /shoegaze trio Fulvetta “Lampshade” single
  
• Houston, TX shoegaze /dream pop band Daze “Mellow” from “Daze x Glia” Split Cassette EP on Candlepin Records and Bummer Recordings
  
• Japanese experimental /dream pop /shoegaze unit Cosmicdust “You’ll get it someday” from the 2-tracker “After sadness After”
  
• Japanese shoegaze quartet COLLAPSE “Path” single [Only Feedback Record]
• Los Angeles, CA shoegaze /darkwave/ post-punk band (members of The Smashing Pumpkins, Veruca Salt, Wax Idols, and Light FM), BIZOU “Tribulations (LCD Soundsystem cover)” single via Moonboot Records
  
• San Francisco, CA Punk /Rock’n’Roll /Power-Pop band (members of Almond Joy, Fuckwolf, Rays, DIIV), Spiral Dub “Rise And Shine” first single from the debut S/T album via Sanctuary Moon
  
• Dunedin, New Zealand lo-fi /experimental /drone/ synth-pop /psychedelic solo album of founding member of ’80s iconic bands The Clean, The Chills, The Great Unwashed and Snapper, Peter Gutteridge “Lonely” from Superior Viaduct label’s 12″ vinyl reissue of the solo album “Pure” (originally released on cassette in 1989 on Xpressway).
  
• Downey, CA psychedelic folk rock band (former members of The Blasters, Camper Van Beethoven, Toadies, Cracker, Better Than Ezra and Counting Crows) fronted by singer Jesse Sykes, The Third Mind “Tall Grass” single from The Third Mind’s new album, “The Third Mind” on Yep Roc
  
• Belgrade, Serbia experimental /world music /folk /psychedelic rock the (Anti) World Orchestra, The Cyclist Conspiracy “Simorgh” from the upcoming album “Mashallah Plan” out October 13th via Subsound Records
  
• Chilean krautrock /psychedelic composer (member of Vago Sagrado and Los Tábanos Experience), K. Lihn “Resurrection” off the 12″ vinyl album “K” [Ramble Records]
• London, UK psychedelic rock band Volleyball “Electric Wizard” from the upcoming mini-album “W~O~W~S~O~S”
  
• Lisbon via Baltimore based, Los Angeles-born alternative /indie rock vocalist, bassist and multi-instrumentalist, Shirlé Hale – ‘Lullaby’ first single from the forthcoming debut LP ‘The Silver Garden’ on Declared Goods
  
• Portland, Maine indie rock 4-piece An Overnight Low “Step Into the Light” title track of the EP from the forthcoming record “Holyhead”
  
• Chicago‘s indie /twee /punk pop solo project of Sex Dream front-girl, Maria Surfinbird “Буханем” single
  
• Chicago‘s folk /indie rock musical project of Ella Williams, aka Squirrel Flower “When a Plant Is Dying” from the upcoming second LP “Tomorrow’s Fire” on Polyvinyl
  
• Vienna based Post Hardcore /Indie Rock outfit Jeanny “Sommer” single from the upcoming album “Cecilia” via Problembär Records
  
• Montreal-based rock’n’roll /garage punk band THEE RETAIL SIMPS “Weapon Of The Mystic” from the upcoming second LP “Live On Cool Street” on Total Punk Records
  
• Australian alternative /dream pop /indie rock trio from Sydney, MIDDLE KIDS – ”Highlands” new single on Lucky Number
  
• New York bedroom /psych rock /dream pop solo project Juno Roome “Solo Outlet” new single
  
• Oregon indie rock /synth pop band led by multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter Ryan Pickard, aka Palo Sopraño “Heart in the Sky” single 
  
• Toronto’s cyber-psych pop duo Mother Tongues “A Heart Beating” from the debut album “Love In A Vicious Way” on Wavy Haze Records
  
• Lincoln, Nebraska folk singer-songwriter Andrea Von Kampen “August” single
  
• Japanese beats /ambient-pop musician mioriii “Nature’s Way” from “Nature’s Way” EP [Hush Hush Records]