Radio friendly? Not on your life. The wall of distortion, the dissonance, the sheer caterwaul that threatens to break the world apart doesn't make for party music, unless your party is a particularly nihilistic one. This is the niche that The Julia Sound carved out, and pretty well mastered. The clever neo-disco rhythm that opens "Bash Her Head" only politely drags you into the maelstrom, as the distortion slips in […]
New Tracks Weekend breaks through the NSA jamming to bring you the newest from Spotlight Kid, Makaras Pen, Holland, Soft Shadows, Drifterswift, Tripwires, Space Waves, Synthesize Her, Syd Lane and SO much more. We'll try to send coded messages during transmission to our agents in the field as well. Do not be alarmed. Off and running at 5 pm PDT Friday night, and the new continues all weekend. Live365 listeners, […]
New Tracks Weekend brings you a bucketful of new. Our freshest adds include choice cuts from the new releases from New Canyons, Cousins, Splashh, Vrreeb, Another Green World, plus White Night Ghosts, The Sunbirds, Teardrop Factory, Pure Bathing Culture, Victoria Club, InnerOceans, Feint, Suā, and a stellar unreleased track from White Blush. Resistance is futile! We're underway at 5 pm PDT Friday night, and the party continues all weekend. We’ve […]
Japanese stalwarts Plastic Girl in Closet rolled out their new A.Y.A. long player today, and threw in a video to boot! One of our most popular shoegaze / dream pop bands from Japan, the single "Romance" gives you a taste of the PGIC sound. Sweet vocals, dreamy synths, noisy guitar distortion, it's the whole package. Released in Japan on Only Feedback Records, no date is yet available for Stateside release. […]
So much new stuff. No lie. Probably our biggest and boldest New Tracks Weekend ever, featuring some long-awaited material. Headliners include the forthcoming EP release from Golden Gardens, the Denmark-only (so far) release of Waldo & Marsha, the difficult-to-get new one from Tokyo Shoegazer, plus brand new Ecovillage, The Derevolutions, The Meaning of Life, Young Prisms, Venusians, Depth & Current, The Vanities, Bambara, Scarlet Youth, Whales, Kigo, Hooton Tennis Club, […]
It certainly ain't punk. Can't rightly call it shoegaze. It's more like a fever dream of haze and rhythm, laying catchy choruses on complex, fuzzy chords. Formed from the wreckage of two bands we've never heard of (okay, Night Manager and Ganglians, but we've already digressed), this ...sound ...made us stop everything and pay attention. It's nothing you're used to, but it demands your attention. I have no doubt the […]
Holiday weekend here in the States, so we've spent extra time crafting a perfect New Tracks Weekend. Our headliners include a stellar World Premiere from Maria False (not to be missed!), plus freshest adds from Decades, Baywaves, Wild Nothing, Kestrels, Let's Be Loveless, Walleater, StarTropics, Flyying Colours, Cool Serbia, Tape Deck Mountain, Cheatahs, Virals, Silver Screen, Broken Water, Femme Accident, Has A Shadow, Schonwald, and several classics from The Night […]
Perhaps the most impressive debut this year is Flyying Colours' "Wavygravy". Self-assured and masterful, Melbourne, Australia's Flyying Colours have been kicking around since late 2011, but their first single is pure polished sonic bliss. Don't take our word for it. Check out the newly-released video to accompany the single. Not simply content to rest on sound alone, these folks can write catchy, memorable tunes. Visit their website, join their mailing […]
Chaos, virality, travel, and live bands playing sweet shoegaze. It's been a heck of a week! We're here to cap it off with fresh adds from The Beaches, New Canyons, Mint Julep, Minks, Gold & Youth, Jane Woodman, Fear of Men, Has a Shadow (released today), Cavalcade, blood sister, Altered Hours, The PeΔrls, Chain of Flowers, SPC EKO, powder blue, Popstrangers, and a WORLD PREMIERE from Cruel Summer that we're […]
