“It Is What It Is.” An Interview With Darksoft
credit/ Look Up Records “For lyrics on Beigeification, I’m using a lot of “thought-terminating cliches,” or beige phrases as I’ve come to call them,” says Darksoft, a singer/songwriter/producer/polymath from Portland, … Continue reading
Ringo Deathstarr – Ringo Deathstarr album review
On their first album in 5 years, Austin, TX’s Ringo Deathstarr trade in more mainstream shoegaze for more esoteric influences. When My Bloody Valentine were on an indefinite hiatus in … Continue reading
11 Must-Hear Albums; January 25, 2019
Another week, another batch of outstanding, killer releases from every disparate genre. As usual, we’ve gone through the listings and picked out some of our favorite albums of January 25, … Continue reading
This Is Dream Punk: Seasurfer – Under The Milkyway… Who Cares? review
Hamburg ‘dream punk’ trio Seasurfer return with their thrashiest yet most beautiful and soothing statement to date. The soundtrack for the revolutionary dreams. The originators of both shoegaze and dream … Continue reading
Shoegaze Sunday: Landing – Complekt (These Are Not Records, 2016)
THIS IS DREAM PSYCH New Haven, CT’s Landing return with a beguiling mixture of shoegaze, psych rock, dream pop, slowcore, and kosmische for their 10th LP. It’s one of their … Continue reading
Every Night Is Saturday Night: Deafheaven, The Blood Royale, and Diesto; Northwest Hest Fest Day 3 Review
“Fuck it, let’s party – it’s Saturday Night! Oh, who am I kidding; every night is Saturday night. We’re gonna need beer, whiskey, weed, coke… let’s do this!” Tim Corken … Continue reading
Welcome Back, Lush! Lush – Blind Spot EP (Edamame)
Shoegaze/Dream Pop legends Lush return with their first new material in 20 years, managing to sound relevant and fresh and timeless, simultaneously. Shoegaze might possibly be the most mistreated musical … Continue reading
Catching Up With 2014: Bvdub – A History Of Distance
The prolific producer Bvdub chronicles the many aspects of distance, from his new home in China, for the excellent electronic label n5md. Distance is a complicated subject. On one hand, … Continue reading
Submissions: Perren Street Parade – Selling The Family Silver
With the whole world falling in love with Slowdive all over again, with their reformation, the timing is apt to be introduced to Perren Street Parade. Perren Street Parade started … Continue reading
The Children Of The Stones – The Stars And The Silence (Saint Marie Records)
We return to the back catalog of Mark Van Hoen, to consider The Children Of The Stones, who draw an unlikely connection from folk horror to space rock to shoegaze … Continue reading
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