Music in motion…
Psychedelic gazers The Stargazer Lilies returned in 2022 with a new studio album three years after their outstanding 2019 release, Occabot. The album was recorded over those few years in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, in Austin, TX, and Central Florida. Cosmic Tidal Wave was one of my albums of the year and remains a firm favourite to this day. The band have teamed up with the good folks over […]
If you listen to DKFM, you're likely familiar with Magic Shoppe. They've graced our airwaves with nearly 1000 plays over the last seven-plus years (because we count these things). Well we've got great news: Boston's connoisseurs of noisy shoegaze Magic Shoppe are kicking off 2024 with a brand new single, and a sharpened edge. "Something Hollow" is the first track from the band's upcoming full length Down The Wych Elm, […]
Maybe new to us, but certainly not new: Nim have released three full-length albums and many other singles, and have also conducted large-scale overseas tours in Australia, China, and South Korea. While their new EP was recorded in Kyoto, it is mixed and mastered in Austin, and represented by two labels: FABTONE for Asian territories, and Shifting Sounds for much the rest of the world. To generate this much international […]
We first discovered Newmoon in January of 2016, as we were slightly late to lurch into the Invitation To Hold EP. But what was obvious was a certain mastery of sound and mood that these Belgian standouts possessed. Not overtly showy, more tightly controlled and expansive in their approach, it was obvious (to us, at least) that these lads were going somewhere. By the time their Space LP launched into […]
In pandemic times, DKFM rolled out the DreamGaze Worldwide virtual festival, hoping to draw our community together once again while socially distanced, and to promote new and breaking artists in our chosen genres. One artist who broke all molds and defied expectations was Jenna Fournier, frontperson of NIIGHTS and a talented visual artist (paint/graphic design). Her solo project, Kid Tigrrr, was generating airplay and buzz for its subtle, understated approach […]
You know it's a good week, a good month even, when you can welcome back the stylized sonic churn of new Bloody Knives. Motorik beats and a wall of guitar noise guide you through this fever dream, a promise of great things to come. Dark shadows obscure the sonic haze, but the rhythm section cuts through like a jackhammer. In short, it's vintage Bloody Knives, doing that thing they do […]
Minneapolis is magical, so long as Lumari remains luminous. And they do. We first got excited about this sonic collective with the release of the "Doors and Corners" single in August of 2021. Hooks and chops abundantly provided, with small surprises around every corner. Strong choruses, a top-notch drummer that propels and provides power fills, guitars that churn and bend... it's a pretty perfect pop package set in swirl and […]
Regular listeners will surely know of New Age Healers. This Seattle squad fronted by guitarist and vocalist Owen Murphy has been a staple of guitar-based shoegaze and alternative rock, and a regular on our airwaves since 2016. They've also proven to be a regular and reliable draw at the annual Seagaze festival, where they've carved a direct channel to fans with their crisp songwriting that doesn't rely solely on ample […]
They've been teasing it for over a month, but the unlocking is on the horizon: a special one-off concert performance, professionally captured in audio and video, by three bands at the peak of their powers: Letting Up Despite Great Faults, Blushing, and EEP, performing live at Love Buzz in El Paso, Texas on April 28, 2022. The full concert will have its YouTube live premiere on the EEP YouTube channel […]
