Is Bliss hails from Portsmouth, UK. “Belong,” off their album Strange Communication sounds like a cross between something from the noisy, heavy guitar end of Shoegaze (like Civic) and Gentlemen-era Afghan Whigs, a band I probably hadn’t thought of in two decades. Something about the plaintive, nasal howl of the lead singer…
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Shoegazer Sunday: Is Bliss’ “Belong”
Sunday, May 16th, 2021Shoegazer Sunday: Two Versions of Golden Hair
Sunday, May 9th, 2021Here’s some A/B comparison testing. Here’s Planet Cell covering Slowdive’s cover of Syd Barrett’s “Golden Hair”:
It’s pretty good…up until the end, when it becomes a sort of strident mess.
By contrast, this live version of Slowdive doing the piece themselves at the Best Kept Secret festival (which I’ve posted here before) just takes it to an entirely new level at the end, all the parts of the band meshing together for a soaring climax.
Shoegazer Sunday: Echodrone’s “A Ghost and a Walkman”
Sunday, April 25th, 2021Echodrone has a new album, Resurgence out. I bounced off the first tracks I heard off it, but this one I like:
Shoegazer Sunday: Hundredth’s “Down”
Sunday, April 11th, 2021Hundredth was a hardcore band that turned to shoegaze with their album Rare. Here’s a track off it:
Music Video: Mr. Weebl’s “Unicorn”
Friday, April 9th, 2021Today is evidently National Unicorn Day, so it gives me an excuse to post this:
I sort of wanted to post it for St. Patrick’s Day, but forgot…
Shoegazer Sunday: Whirr’s “Lean”
Sunday, April 4th, 2021Whirr has been around a while and done some albums on Graveface records. Here’s “Lean” off their split EP with Nothing.
St. Patrick’s Day Music: Mr. Irish Bastard’s “I Hope They Sell Beer In Hell”
Wednesday, March 17th, 2021For a rowdy St. Patrick’s Day drinking song, here’s everyone’s favorite German Celtic Punk band Mr. Irish Bastard with “I Hope They Sell Beer In Hell”:
Shoegazer Sunday: Kuuhaku Marinus Covers Slowdive’s “Machine Gun”
Sunday, February 28th, 2021I have no idea who Kuuhaku Marinus is, though he seems to reside in Mexico and his ideogram (空白磨理成) seems to translate as “Blank Grid.”
Here’s a pleasant cover of Slowdive’s “Machine Gun”:
Shoegazer Sunday: Auburn Lull’s “CA1”
Sunday, February 21st, 2021Been quite a while since I posted any Auburn Lull, so here’s a pretty, ambient piece called “CA1” off their Hiber EP:
Shoegazer Sunday: Bugjar’s “James Dean Deathcar”
Sunday, January 3rd, 2021Bugjar hails from Boston, Massachusetts.