Scouting about on the internet searching for tracks to play on my monthly Static Sounds Club show I happened across something pretty unique. When I hit play on this album I was transported across the globe and into the world created by Shrenik Ganatra, Liam Christian and drummer Steve Carlin. Together they are, Minaxi. If you asked the band to describe their sound this is what they’d say “Minaxi's sound […]
There are some songs you vividly remember hearing for the first time. They sear themselves into your memory, like a firework in your head. Such as it was for me the first time I heard Chicago trio Horsegirl. It was one day in February last year. Scrolling through my Facebook feed there popped up a post from UK based shoegaze label Sonic Cathedral. Generally, when I see a post from […]
Hong Kong 'gazers Lucid Express first jumped into my consciousness with the release of their 2018 single ‘Ado’. At the time the band were known as Thud and aptly named they were, too. That single fairly knocked me for six. Fast forward to 2021 and the release of their debut, self-titled album. The album was a critical and commercial success, quickly selling out two variants of the album on vinyl. […]
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, […]
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 been a year since their stunning debut album Death of a Very Good Machine and Eep are back with their sophomore release Winter Skin. Bands tend to place a bit more time between albums but with a global pandemic stopping live shows and a band full of creative minds there’s no stopping Eep. The debut album predominately featured the lush vocals of Rosie Varela. This time the band have […]
What do you get when you cross San Francisco's The Bilinda Butchers with a dash of Man Without Country-style driving synthgaze? The new single "The Lovers' Suicide!", that's what! Layer jangly guitars with relentless synth wash, you come up with an intriguing new direction for the Bay Area's indie darlings. Download available from March 5th, vinyl and CD ships by March 15th.
