Shoegaze always has a new transformation, from the way to create the sound or to perform it as the years go by. One of a kind is the Idolgaze group from Thailand, Fingers Cross that combined shoegazing sound and their beautiful performances. Even they're not the first idol group that has a shoegaze/dreamy concept around the idol scene, Fingers Cross still has a special spotlight for it.
6 tracks inside their debut EP being a long beautiful journey for Fingers Cross. All songs are related to the band's concept, Keep Your Fingers Cross, which is a prayer for good luck. Not only focused on Shoegaze, but Fingers Cross also has a wide variety for their music. This is not just the 'genre' only that we talk about, but every story and content inside Fingers Cross songs.
Fingers Cross songs inside 'Early Birth' have different stories about the struggle for living around the society and government until romance lives. From the 'Election' song that tells about the country's hopeful election at that time, 'Fight For the Future' is a song that Fingers Cross wrote to protest in Thailand Demonstrators were attacked and harassed by the government.
Song 'The Flash' that also being Fingers Cross official 1st single release, talks about something holding them from moving... more
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releases January 1, 2022
(EP, cassette - Gerpfast)
2) Electra Complex - Freeze / Traveler
News from Thailand dreampop / emo / shoegaze band...
The Most Underrated Band in Thailand Which Playing Punk/Pop/Emo Music” (Brand New Me Records Lebel) by 4 Guys From American Pie-Era Doing The All Kinds of Powerful "tap-a-toe" Music Inspired from Videogames, High School Life, Age of Office Syndrome, Teenage House Party, 2000's Teen Movies...
also Japanese/Korean Pop Music Culture.
(digital - Electra Complex / Brand New Me)
3) Sun Shines Cold - Silver
New video from Edinburgh dreampop / shoegaze
Shine from Black of Beyond EP
(19/2/2021)
(video - Sun Shines Cold)
4) Parta vynikajicích lidí - Monstrproces
New single from Prague, Czechia indie-rock band
Čaba, Jirka, Martin, Tereza, Oskar, Štěpán a Zdeněk.
Nic než písničky.
režie: Johana Střížková
kamera: Ondřej Belica
střih: Sabina Mladenová
barevné korekce: Ondřej Belica
makeup: Kateřina Lichnovská, Tereza Havlínková
kostýmy: Tereza Havlínková
herci: Štěpán Růžička, Nataša Lichnovská, Apolena Vanišová, Michael Geronimo Santos
Poděkování: Adam Lorenz, Zdeněk Lichnovský, Jakub Chaba, Jiří Polák, Studio za komínem
text & hudba: Zdeněk Lichnovský & Parta vynikajících lidí
nahrál a produkoval: Tomáš Tkáč
produkoval a míchal: Tomáš Havlen
mastering: Martin Havlen (Resound)
natočeno ve zkušebně, na Švábkách a u Tomáše
(digital, video - Divnosti)
5) WHYYES - Last One
New single from Prague dreampop / indie-rock band
You are the last one
I am the lost one
You are the last one
All over again
Hello from hell
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released December 26, 2021
Recording: Dodsmord Studio
Mix-master: Evgeny Polyantsev
New Lyric video from shoegaze / dream pop band Saint Petersburg, Russia
We made this lyric video for our song "Fest" from the album "More" to celebrate the past 2021 that brought us a lot of happiness and to meet 2022 that should bring even more good news and good music!
From album More (2019)
Everything I had, what I made
Has become a dust today
And I feel like I'm empty
And nothing helps to fill
This blank space, this deep cave
Of unfulfilled hopes again
Just a miracle can help
Me to get recovered now
It came AT the end of the fall
I didn't expect it at all
It came right into my soul
And took my mind over control
This all is a mess, makes no sence
But I feel much better now
When it's all around us
Decorated with the lights
And these songs and these films
Are so stupid but for now
It doesn't matter anyway
What they are about
(video - Blankenberge)
2) The Haunted Youth - Gone
new single from indie-pop Hasselt, Belgium aka Joachim Liebens
Videclip for our single "GONE"
Directed By : Joachim Liebens / Luca Van Cruchten
Montage : Joachim Liebens / Luca Van Cruchten
This video is not supporting drug use, but meant to express just how lonely and fucked up addiction really is,
and how the need to escape from ourselves is inside all of us, one way ore another...
Take care out there, i love you x T.H.Y.
(digital, video - Maywave)
3) Nineteen Ninety Hate - True Change
Debut EP shoegaze / dreampop from Melbourne, Australia
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released December 22, 2021
Released December 23rd, 2021
Written and performed by Prince Jayasundera
Recorded and mixed by Louis Smith
Mastered by Krishan Meepe
Cover art by Phoebe Moloney and Prince Jayasundera
Cover design by Tristan Mulcahy
Special thanks to Domenic Evans, Sam Templeton, Luci Floyd, Luke Carron, and Drumtek
This single was recorded on stolen land.
We would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nations, and to pay respect to their elders - past, present, and emerging.
Always was, always will be.
(EP - Prince Jayasundera)
4) Vojtech Dyk - Šumavský otčenáš
„Někdy člověk udělá píseň a vlastně ne svojí zásluhou. Šumavský otčenáš není moje píseň, je to píseň Nás všech, všichni v sobě máme přírodu, všichni v sobě máme svoji vlastní píseň. Všichni v sobě máme láskyplnej pocit sounáležitosti k bližnímu i k něčemu vyššímu, co nás lidi přesahuje. Někdy si ten pocit zaneseme bahnem informací, bahnem nepochopení nebo se prostě jen sami od sebe vzdálíme. Někdy tak daleko, že vlastní píseň ani neslyšíme. Ale ona stále zní,“
(digital, video - D.Y.K. Production / Universal Music s.r.o.)
5) Good With Anything / Move It, Football Head - The Christmas Impasse
news from emo/punk
happy holidays ya dorks
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released December 19, 2021
Debut EP? from post-punk Vancouver, British Columbia band...
Grant - Vocals
Rob - Guitar
Alex - Bass
Mitch - Drums
releases December 15, 2021
(EP - Dirt Cult)
2) Slam + Rebekah - Louder Than Chaos Vol. 3
News from Scotland techno duo + Rebekah from Birmingham.
High Octane Techno from Slam + Rebekah on Louder Than Chaos Vol. 3
Volume 3 of the Louder Than Chaos project has Slam teaming up with long term Soma affiliate, Rebekah, for another ferocious addition to the series. This double A side release kicks off with the fiery and tempestuous ‘Believe in The Night’ where shades of EBM cross with a hypnotic yet industrial backbone. On the flip, Erratic Movements has all guns blazing with a more direct and focussed approach. Harsh, sturdy rhythmic structures cascade continually as riotous, disruptive synths create the tension throughout the track.
Mastered By Conor Dalton @ Glowcast Mastering
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released November 26, digital / 12" vinyl out 15/12/2021
(12" vinyl - Soma)
3) J. Robbins / Her Head's On Fire (split)
Jawbox frontman J. Robbins is releasing a split 7" with Her Head's On Fire (another band fronted by Sid Jagger aka Joseph Grillo of Garrison, Gay For Johnny Depp, etc and also featuring members of Small Brown Bike and Saves The Day)
releases December 17, 2021
(split 7" - New Granada)
4) Panenské plameny - Vlastní myšlenky děsí
New single from album Herostratus out January 2022
Panenské plameny is a four-piece post-punk band from Kopřivnice, Czech Republic.
Kapela vznikla v lednu 2017. Do té doby se mistr beglajtů a občasný loutkoherec Michal Kudělka, bývalý frontman Murky Ajar, potuloval po internetu se svými experimentálními projekty. Vlastně již v roce 2016 vzniklo nové hlukové těleso, ale po smrti Ondřeje Zapletala se opět ocitl v nesnázích. Současně se uzavřela také kapitola kopřivnických Milano. Tato souhra okolností, byť částečně nešťastných, vedla ke vzniku nové formace s názvem Panenské Plameny, ve které se jako druhý člen a barytonkytarista objevuje Vladimír Schwarz. Po beznadějném hledání bubeníka, které vypadalo asi jako sběr hub po 30 denním suchu se konečně nechal ukecat Michal „ Máňa“ Maliniak, který na rozdíl od svých bývalých spoluhráčů z Planet „uvízl“ v Třinci a kapela byla téměř kompletní. Čtvrtým členem se během nahrávání stala saxofonistka Jitka. V této sestavě se dal dohromady repertoár první desky, která vychází na jaře 2018 a má název Poníčky. Dalo by se říct, že Plameny vyšlehly z hlubokých devadesátek, ale jsou zde i jiné vlivy. Beskydská melodika, ponuré texty, stylová pestrost a netradiční styl hry nebo jinými slovy Janáček, Bezruč, Bekydská krajina, neškolený přístup a chuť experimentovat přece jen kapelu posouvají mimo hlavní proudy.
(digital - Piper)
5) Day Disguise - The Hardest Walk
Nothing special about this cover... just wanted to experiment and see if I could emulate the sound of Jesus and Mary Chain by covering one of my all-time favorite songs. I actually filmed this in late July, but just got around to finishing the edits and mixing/mastering the song. Enjoy!
A solo project by Daniel Gaona that dives into the airy sonic textures and oneiric sounds of post-punk and shoegaze with the intention of creating ethereal-goth music.
News from dreampop / shoegaze...Austin, Texas...Miki Berenyi (ex Lush) vocal!)
From the upcoming album "Possessions" out Feb 18th 2022 on Kanine Records
(digital, video - Kanine)
2) Mandy, Indiana - ... EP
the debut EP from Mandy, Indiana from Manchester is out November 19th on Fire Talk, 10/12/2021 12" vinyl
Valentine Caulfield and Scott Fair (guitar/production) met a couple of years ago when their respective previous bands shared a bill in Manchester. Caulfield was drawn to Fair’s aspirations to write beyond genre, while Fair was instantly taken with the singer’s magnetic stage presence and harsh, visceral vocals delivered in her native French. The pair also enlisted Liam Stewart (percussion), a touring musician who’s powerhouse rhythmic presence compliments the pair’s vision—emphasizing raw energy and emotion over meticulous composition to create a singular cathartic experience.
The songs on ‘…’ EP were recorded in a variety of spaces, from rehearsal rooms and home studios to cavernous industrial mills. You can hear it in the recordings: the clattering footsteps, muffled piano and chatter at the end of “Bottle Episode” were taken from the hall outside of one of their recording spaces. Other sounds like a buzzing fluorescent light and the rhythm of a passing train also found their way into the mix.
Mandy, Indiana’s influences are fluid and their lyrics are left intentionally open to interpretation, but the group acknowledge cinematic references alongside musical touchstones. The band’s self-made music videos, influenced by the macabre film-making of Gaspar Noe and Leos Carax, see them carefully stitching together found-footage montages. Every image feels intentional, providing a visual chaos that matches the music’s unpredictability. Mandy, Indiana’s debut EP documents where they’ve been, where they are now, and where they’re going.
(EP, 12" - Fire Talk)
3) GLARE - Heavenly
New material from Texas indie-rock / shoegaze band
Written over the past few years, “Heavenly” is the first proper EP from Rio Grande Valley, TX alternative/shoegaze band, Glare. Over the years, Glare has managed to iterate and build upon their heavy, shoegaze sound heard on previous singles like ‘Into You’ and ‘Void In Blue’. On their newest recordings, the band has toned in on their songwriting structure and rhythm, while being heavily influenced by classic bands like Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, and Cocteau Twins.
“Heavenly” is full of love, loneliness, and anger. While these emotions vary from each other, Glare is able to communicate them all consistently on “Heavenly”. The EP is full of beautiful noise, swooping guitars, and lush vocal patterns that flow seamlessly on each song. “Bloom” opens with a burst of a guitar note/drums and endearment with the repeating words, “Your smile blooms one on me” while “Ghastly” closes the EP with a haunting guitar, drums, and bleakness on the current state of the world.
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releases December 10, 2021
Mixed and Mastered by Nate Garza
Produced by GLARE, Nate Garza and Ryan Taylor Bluhm
Recorded by Nate Garza, Ryan Taylor Bluhm, Chris Rez and Toni Ordaz
Songs Written and Performed by GLARE.
GLARE is Austin Barrientos, Chris Rez , Homer Solis, Jes Morales, and Toni Ordaz
(EP, 12" - Sunday Drive)
4) Massage - Lane Lines
News from Los Angeles, California dreampop band
Just five months after releasing their acclaimed second album Still Life, Los Angeles indie-pop band Massage returns with Lane Lines — a six-track EP out Dec. 10 on Mt.St.Mtn. (Cindy, Flowertown, Blues Lawyer) that finds the quintet expanding on their Sarah-meets-Creation Records sound with new touches of soft psychedelia, Feelies-ish frenzy and Haçienda-era escapism.
The band didn’t plan to follow Still Lines so quickly. But after the pandemic further delayed that multi-year project, Alex Naidus (guitar, vocals, former Pains of Being Pure at Heart), Andrew Romano (guitar, vocals), Gabrielle Ferrer (keyboards, percussion, vocals), David Rager (bass) and Natalie de Almeida (drums) leapt at the chance to make music together again in real life and started gathering on random summer evenings in the tiny rehearsal-space studio of producer-composer Andrew Brassell (Susanna Hoffs) with no clear goal in mind.
Lane Lines is the surprise product of those informal sessions — a flash of pent-up creative energy that serves as both a companion piece to Still Life and an exploration of textures and influences that didn’t quite fit the full-length but have always been deeply embedded in the band’s DNA, with new echoes of 1980s artists who refracted the 1960s through their own skewed prisms: Flying Nun, the Paisley... more
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releases December 10, 2021
Alex Naidus: Vocals, guitar
Andrew Romano: Vocals, guitar
Gabrielle Ferrer: Vocals, keyboards
David Rager: Bass
Natalie de Almeida: Drums
See individual tracks for recording, production and mixing credits
Mastered by Mikey Young
(EP, 12" - Massage)
5) Strangelight - The World Needs Laughter
News from Oakland, California noise-rock / hardcore band
releases December 10, 2021
Recorded by Scott Evans at Sharkbite Studios
Mixed by Scott Evans at Antisleep
Mastered by Jack Shirley at Atomic Garden East
Art by Tony Teixeira
Layout by Staples Josh
Formed in the latter half of the first decade of the 21st century, Indoor Voices is the pseudonym for multidisciplinary artist Jonathan Relph.
(Digital - 591350 Records DK)
2) Carly Cosgrove - Munck
News from epo/punk band Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
"Munck" is the first taste of Carly Cosgrove's yet to be revealed new full-length album, coming on Wax Bodega. Flexi 7"
"Munck" is the first single from the yet-to-be-announced debut album from Philadelphia's Carly Cosgrove.
Lucas Naylor, Helen Barsz, and Tyler Kramer met while playing in different bands around Philadelphia and started jamming after Naylor booked Barsz and Kramer at a coffee shop in Westchester. The project started as jokey and “memey,” taking its name from a combo of the show iCarly and its lead actress, Miranda Cosgrove. (Note: all Carly Cosgrove song titles are references pulled from either iCarly or Drake and Josh. Impressive commitment to a bit while still producing incredible music. Naylor says the goal is to get a cease and desist.)
Writer/Director/Cinematographer: Santo Donia (he/him)
Assistant Director/Gaffer #1/Tastemaker: Annamarie Otor (she/they)
Assistant Director/Gaffer #2/Door Slammer: Melissa Resurreccion (she/her)
Camera Assistant/Gaffer #3: Sidra Droese (they/she)
Set Construction Assistant/Hair Stylist: Chelsea Devera (she/her)
Foley/Sound Design: Ross Aronow (he/him)
Title Card Designer: Bay Fletcher (she/they)
(digital, video, 7" - Wax Bodega)
3) Orbital - Belfast/Wasted (Wasted Vocal Mix)
Orbital - Belfast/Wasted (Wasted Vocal Mix) - Official Video
Filmed in Otford and includes the pub once owned by the parents of Paul and Phil Hartnoll.
Vocals by Grant Fulton
These posts are to celebrate the 30 Something ORBITAL celebrations. For more Belfast related music...
Brazilian DJ and producer ANNA techno mix out 10/11/2021
The new interpretations have been made to celebrate the original's 30th anniversary. Often considered one of Orbital's crowning glories, the tune first appeared on the EP 'III', the outfit's third recorded outing which comprised three songs, after a demo tape was left following a gig at Belfast Art College in 1990, which was found by Northern Irish electronic music luminaries David Holmes and Alan Simms.
(digital, video - Orbital)
4) Wet Leg - Too Late Now
New single from england indie-rock band...
"Too Late Now" from the album 'Wet Leg' out 8th April 2022 on Domino
(digital, video - Domino)
5) Anxious - Growing Up Song
New single from Connecticut emo punk band...
"Growing Up Song" by Anxious from their upcoming debut album Little Green House ou 21/1/2022
While crafting Anxious’ new album, Little Green House, the Connecticut five-piece were afforded a luxury so few bands are when making their debut album: time. With extensive touring plans halted and regular life on pause, the band—vocalist Grady Allen, guitarists Dante Melucci and Ryan Savitski, bassist Sam Allen, and drummer Jonny Camner—headed into Allen’s mom’s basement and reflected on each part of the material that would turn into their first record over and over again. The result is an artistic leap that, had the band’s plans to spend much of 2020 on the road actually been feasible, maybe wouldn’t have happened.
