There are some bands who need very little by way of an introduction to a DKFM audience. Resplandor fit firmly into that category. That said, stick with me while I introduce the band to a DKFM audience. Based in the Netherlands, the band have been creating the most beautiful of gaze since the year 2000. Originally from Peru, the band has garnered global attention for their sonic signature. One that […]
Two years on from the release of their last album, Bright Smiles & Broken Hearts, DKFM favourites and shoegaze pals Whimsical are back with their new LP, Melt. The band, Krissy Vanderwoude (words) and Neil Burkdoll (music), gave us a taster of what was to come with the single ‘Gravity' last summer. With my appetite truly whetted I was ready for the album to land and here it is. So, […]
I’d been hearing about the band Sugar For The Pill for a little while now. I had them on my ‘must listen to’ list. It wasn’t until my pal Richard from The Velvet Hum messaged saying that I really needed to give them a listen that I sat up and paid attention. Fast forward an hour and I’d pre-ordered the vinyl and was loving what I was hearing. So, who […]
Andy Jossi is never one to do a thing halfway. His sonic sculptures rival his visual work in depth and intensity, as rich visuals often match sumptuous sonic swells. Sure, we may have occasionally chided about near-epic-length songs, but The Churchhill Garden is his project: he writes the sonic structure, he decorates with swirls and filigree, and he allows each creation to unfold at its own pace, never sacrificing until […]
Boston based Magic Shoppe have been purveyors in the finest psych-tinged gaze for well over a decade now. I was switched on to them by my good pal Ian from Fuzzed Up and Astromoon Records a good while back, and me being me, I forgot to follow up. Well, when I saw that they had dropped their latest album Mono Lake, I knew I had to grab a copy. Thankfully […]
Returning with their sophomore album, Possessions, is Austin’s Blushing. Now mainstays in the shoegaze and dream pop landscape, I was ready for more of their dreamy brand of song smithery. I should add it’s not for no reason they find themselves synonymous with the term dream pop. They have crafted a sound built on the foundations of all that we loved about those 90’s acts. Lush, Ride even Ultra Vivid […]
When you think of the UK shoegaze scene there’s only a few names in there that merit being dubbed legends. Amongst that righteous few you’ll find Presents For Sally. Since releasing their debut single, ‘Catch Your Fall’, back in 2009 they’ve amassed a back catalogue bursting with shoegaze classics. Fast forward to today and the band have released a retrospective of deep cuts and lost tracks called Look Skyward and […]
It's not really supposed to happen this way. By the time the third single from a forthcoming album drops, you can often expect an attendant drop in quality. This is not that, in fact, far from it. We, like the rest of the shoegaze-loving world, have been waiting for the February 18th release of Blushing's Possessions LP on Kanine Records. The first two singles were understandably a cut above, reaching […]
As 2021 draws to a close, we look forward to a new year and more great new music. But wait! 2021 has one more surprise tucked up her sleeve. Hogmanay will see The Voices return with their penultimate album We Just Want To Be Ourselves. The psychedelic gazers have very kindly granted me an exclusive preview of the album so, without any further ado, let’s dive in! The opener ‘Feel’ […]
