Not sure how it happened, but on a relatively nondescript weekend in August, a torrent of great new shoegaze and dream pop was unleashed on an unsuspecting populace (including us). We're a little tardy in compiling it all due to sheer volume. But that won't stop us celebrating the fantastic efforts of these artists. Headliners this weekend include biatlón (premiered on Krissy's Drowned in a Sea of Sound), Looprider, chokecherry, […]
Another weekend, and we're not lacking for new sounds. This weekend's headliners include Sunlotus, Wisp (pictured above), Glixen, The Stargazer Lilies (premiered on The Velvet Hum), Plant Cell, bosses, and Pyr. But that only scratches surface. We're diving deep into new sounds from Prettier Now, mofie, Luna Moss, Distressor, Menaura, endless without, No Joy, Archie Sagers, Fever Cult, OSNOVA, Phantom Wave, Blase, Ghostmouth and more. We'll cram all we can into the weekend […]
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 […]
This albums chart is specific: rated first by number of album tracks graduating to long-term rotation, second by total spins. And there's a methodology to that madness: many crucial albums unleashed in the latter half of the year. Those LPs, solid as they may be, would suffer under a "total spins" criteria, because there was less of a year to spin them in. This specific chart helps level the playing […]
Some bands entertain, some thrill and excite but others completely transport you out of your life into strange fantastical worlds. This is my experience of The Stargazer Lilies. They remain a band I am in awe of and now a new album is nearly upon us. A new opportunity to explore the outer reaches of my imagination. Cosmic Tidal Wave is out this Frida,y so I took the opportunity to […]
Bandcamp Friday grinds some processes to a crawl, as every qualified artist (and a few less qualified) vie for attention and appreciation. Having sorted and rotation weighted over 120 tracks, we'll try to appreciate every artist we can this weekend. And there's a lot to celebrate. New albums from Alvvays, Bolinas, absinthe father, Beabadoobee, Lilac, Night School, Indoxables, MILLY, No Sun, and Twin Drugs (pictured above) are all headliners and […]
Enough headlines coming out of this week's new releases to fill a book. But we'll condense that book, give you the best Cliff Notes we can provide. Headliners this week include the new album from The Beremy Jets (album cover cropped above), Devastation is out today on Somewherecold Records, and it's a standout. Sure we've played the early lead single, but there's a treasure trove of songwriting and sonics here, […]
Bringing the freshness, as is the job description, and a Bandcamp Friday is no exception. Might slow us up just a little, but the job is to bring the brightest and best, and we're about it. This weekend's headliners include The Stargazer Lilies (new single!), the long-awaited return of AEROFALL (pictured above, photo credit to Nika Nechiporenko), a world radio premiere single from Elephants and Dogs (album drops 9 September […]
130 new release pitches, culled to 70 fresh tracks, all sorted and rotation weighted, ready to rock your weekend. The ones we're leaning into most heavily? Demos from UK band Deary have caught our fancy in these studios, each one a jewel. We're keen on new sounds from RUBUR, Precocious Neophyte, Moon in June, and the forthcoming EP release from Muted Color (pictured above)... one track out now, one will […]
