Singles of the Week (45//23)

1) Fragile Animals - December 

 

News from Brisbane, Australia dreampop / shoegaze band... 

 

DEBUT ALBUM 'SLOW MOTION BURIAL' OUT DECEMBER 1ST VIA HOBBLEDEHOY RECORDS 

 

Written by D. Parkinson/V.KJenkins Performed By Fragile Animals Produced by Aidan Hogg Mixed By Elliot Heinrich Mastered by John Davis 

 

released November 10, 2023

 

 

 
(digital, video - Hobbledehoy)

2) Lunar Lock - The Dream Of Sad City

 

 

News from France post-punk / coldwave band... 

 

Lunar Lock is a musical project from France created in March 2021 by 2 friends. 

 

The band oscillates between Post Punk and Cold Wave influences (Joy Division, Molchat Doma, Lowlife). Lunar Lock is composed of a singer/keyboardist (keyboard guitar) and a bassist. The band wants to convey multiple emotions from sadness to joy through rhythmic, cold and melodic sounds. 

 

released November 10, 2023 

 

(EP - Lunar Lock)

3) Adam Miller - Illusion Pool

 

 

News from Los Angeles, California post-punk / shoegaze... 

 

Adam Miller is the founding member of Chromatics. He lives in Los Angeles. Produced by Mikal Oor & Adam Miller Mixed by Daniel Knowles Mastered by Dave Gardner at DSG Mastering Photography by Wesley Doloris Drums on Illusion Pool & Everybody’s Been Burned by Lol Tolhurst Lol Tolhurst drums engineered by Andrew Thomas at Beacon Street Studios Additional vocals on Illusion Pool by Heidi Saperstein Vocals & lyrics on Blood on the Moon by Hannah Lew All other instruments performed by Adam Miller & Mikal Oor Engineered by Mikal Oor Additional Engineering by Daniel Knowles, Andrew Thomas, Hannah Lew, & Adam Miller 

 

releases November 10, 2023 

 

(EP - Adam Miller)

4) Full of Hell and Nothing - Like Stars In The Firmament

 

 

News from Ocean City, Maryland shoegaze / hardcore band... 

 

LP, CD When No Birds Sang releases December 1, 2023 

 

Produced, Engineered, Mixed and Mastered by Will Putney Layout by Jackson Green 

 

(digital, video - Closed Casket Activities)

5) Darksoft - Less Is More

 

 

News from Portland, Maine dream-rock (Bill)... 

 

Album "Grayscale" out december 1, 2023 

 

Darksoft is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter that creates dreamy alternative rock sounds. Darksoft songs blend shoegaze and dream pop elements, using lush melodic progressions, 80s/90s alternative rock undertones, and deftly executed vocals. To date, Darksoft has released several conceptual albums. His most recent, Beigeification (2023), is a postmodern dose of beigey moods that use "thought-terminating cliches" to match the disillusionment of our age. Darksoft is a solo recording project supported by a full band for live shows. 

 

(digital, video - Spirit Goth)
 

vinyl:
Still - Doomed (12")
Welcome Strawberry - Scared to Look (12")
EPs:
Llewelyn - Disposable Culture /cassette EP/
Iōla - Cuatro Humores /EP/
neraneve - neraneve /EP/
Panther Modern - Deluxe /EP/
Pearly Drops - Haunted Expansion Pack /EP/
Fucked Up - Show Friends /EP/
digi single, video:
Velvet - Memories II
шампур - к​р​о​в​а​т​ь ц​в​е​т​о​в​ / ​п​л​а​т​ь​е
cosmicdust - Bird Cries (sadness ver.)
Ghost Days - Ghost Kiss (Angel Tears EP out 1/12/2023)
Ozean - Porcelain
Wings of Desire - I Will Try My Best
House Of Harm - Two Kinds
Softcult - Haunt You Still
betterluckmason - CutFromCloth (ft. vampireisthatyou)
Mishino - nočná ulica
Julia Holter - Sun Girl
The True Faith - A Cry For Help
Annie-Claude Deschênes - Menace Minimale
Heartworms - May I Comply
yo estuve allí - Bye Bye, Space Vacuum
Tides From Nebula - The Haunting
Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites
Manon Meurt - Mirrors
Thelma's Dream - Sofia
Topographies - Night Sea
Diving Bells - Stay Young
Sipper - nap
Sinks - The City
DETECTS - The First Time You Said Goodbye (edit)
Bratři - Lobster
GRRL - Honeybee
Turnover - Ain’t Love Heavy ft. Bre Morell (Hush Remix)
Emi Flemming / Karel Gott - Die Biene Maja (SCHLAGERTECHNO Remix)