Words by Jason Lee On their second full-length release, namely Bonfire Secrets which came out this past Friday on Shore Dive Records, Brooklyn-based shoegazers Phantom Wave live up […]
Prathloons “Pally”
Prathloons have released the opening track, “Pally”, from their forthcoming EP, “Incredible Things in High Speed“, which is due out on April 19th. This is the Midwest Emo […]
Punchlove debut LP Channels is a channel surfing journey to the center of the mind with fate hanging in the balance
Words by Jason Lee Released on the March 1st, 2024 by those heavenly dogs over at Kanine Records we figured it was fitting to wait til 3/15 to […]
Bosses “Cancer Moon”
Bosses have released a new single called “Cancer Moon“. This is the first new music from the heavy shoegaze group since the release of “Transcendental” back in July. […]
Minaxi release odds ‘n’ sods concept album about civilization’s ruin and personal renewal all while inventing new genre Sufi-gaze
Words by Jason Lee If you’ve been waiting for the next apocalyptically-themed yet overall uplifting and even blissed-out at times Sufi-gaze album to hit the shelves that “delves […]
Meviu§ continues tradition of year-spanning singles, plays Alphaville on Feb. 8th
Words by Jason LeePhoto by Kaz Yabe I wanted to be physically erased and start over again. I didn’t want to be here. I didn’t want to be […]
RELEASE DAY: Cigarettes for Breakfast release Join the Circus deluxe edition with never-before heard contraband tracks full of sun-dappled shoegaze
Words by Jason LeeCover photo by Derek Farr From the moment the opening moments of “Up” hits your tympanic membrane you known yr in for quite a ride […]
††† (Crosses) make triumphant return after recent resurrection playing Bushwick, BK’s Elsewhere
Each hour a pearl, each pearl a prayerTo still a heart in absence wrungI tell each bead unto the endAnd there a cross is hung…—“The Rosary” (Ethelbert Nevin/Robert […]
Release Day: PANIK FLOWER debut EP “Dark Blue” consumes the senses with fragrant sonics and underlying disquiet
“I just wanna be / consumed by you / but I don’t wanna be / diluted by you” — “Dilute Me,” Panik Flower Dark Blue is a 5 […]
Meds drop debut single on an “Unexpected Visit,” with mental health advocacy as prime directive
Words by Jason LeeAlbum artwork by Ana BeckerPhotography by Kylie Squiers Meds is a project focused on mental health advocacy and on supporting and declaring solidarity with those […]
A Very Special Episode unleash silent horror-movie homage vid for far-from-silent “Petals”
Words by Jason LeePhoto by @brooklynelitist No time to waste! Let’s get straight to the vital stats…A Very Special Episode (henceforth AVSE) released their second full-length Freak Me […]
Airiel “Winks & Kisses: 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition”
Legendary shoegaze group Airiel have released a 20th anniversary deluxe edition of their first four EP’s “Winks & Kisses” via the local label Feeltrip.<p>This box set includes all […]