Singles of the Week (08//24)

1) Virgins - s o f t e r

 
News from Belfast, UK dreampop / shoegaze band... 

's o f t e r' is the second single to be taken from Virgins forthcoming debut album 'nothing hurt and everything was beautiful' out April 11th via Blowtorch Records on limited edition starburst vinyl. 

Virgins on this album are: 

Rebecca Dow - Vocals 

Michael Smyth - Guitar 

David Sloan - Guitar 

James Foy - Drums 

Brendy McCann - Bass 

releases February 21, 2024

(digital, video - Blowtorch)

2) TTSSFU - Me, Jed and Andy

 
News from dreampop / shoegaze Manchester-based Tasmin Stephens  AKA TTSSFU.

... Inspired by the complicated romance between Jed Johnson and Andy Warhol, the EP also tackles Tasmin contextualising the anger, failure and disappointment of their own relationships through dreamy, whirling soundscapes. 

In addition to being the lead guitarist for rising Manchester band Duvet, TTSSFU aka Tasmin Stephens (she/they) has been recording, producing, mixing and mastering all their own music on Garageband since they fell in love with classic shoegaze music as a teenager. Spending the past three years self-releasing a steady stream of singles and EPs, Stephens’ latest work - ‘Me Jed and Andy’ - represents their most musically and conceptually ambitious set of recordings to date. 

releases February 23, 2024

(EP, 12" vinyl - Fear of Missing Out)

3) Glimmer - Buried / Daydream

 
News from New York shoegaze / grunge - rock band...

Recorded at Studio G Brooklyn, NY Engineered and Mixed by Jeff Berner Mastered by Will Yip Photo/Design by JAM 

Jeff Moore: Vocals, Guitar 

Jaye Moore: Drums 

Johnny Nicholls: Guitar 

Kevin Dobbins: Bass 

released  February 21, 2024

(digital - Glimmer)

4) Nim - Mushy

 
News from Japanese indie-rock / emo / shoegaze band...

nim: 

Koichi Kato - Vocals & Guitar 

Hisana Nogami - Guitar & Vocals 

Mel - Guitar 

Hiroki - Bass Guitar

Nong - Drums & Chorus

Recorded by Yutaka Ogama at ICHIE RECORDING STUDIO - Kyoto, Japan Mixed by Kevin Butler & Brandon Tucker Mastered by Kevin Butler at Test Tube Audio - Austin, Texas Cover photograph taken by Hiro Itou Proofreading by Sean Page Special Thanks to Brandon Tucker & Shifting Sounds Copyright 2024 nim Publishing 2024 Shifting Sounds 

releases February 23, 2024

(EP, 10" vinyl - Shifting Sounds)

5) re:lapse - re:lapse III.ep

 
News from Tokyo, Japan dreampop / shoegaze band... 

all songs written by seisui arranged by re:lapse produced by re:lapse recorded (drums) by kensei ogata mixed by junya iwata (triple time studio) mastered by soichiro nakamura (peace music) 

tracklist 1. emotion 2. angelo 3. i hate you 4. perfect world 

released february 21, 2024

(EP - re:lapse / Dreamwaves)

vinyl:
Irish Basement - Talking in Italics (7")
A Place To Bury Strangers - Change Your God / Is It Time (7")
Bombay Bicycle Club - Fantasies (10")
Dina Summer - Hide & Seek (12")
EPs:
ARSE - Kaputt. /EP/
M.U.T.T. - Dirty Deeds /EP/
Paraphernalia - Beauty /EP/
Sleeping With Socks - Burn The Bones /EP/
Épuis​é​s - Épuis​é​s /EP/
Fascinator - Trust Falls /EP/
Claas Herrmann - Ronin /EP/
digi single, video:
Girl and Girl - Hello
The Fever Haze - [I'll Always Leave a Part of My Heart in] Colorado
MELTS - Altered
USA Nails - The Sun In The Sands
Lesssugär - it's better..?
Hause Plants - Anything You Want
Sunstinger - Aro
Air Belgrade - An Ode to Winter
Air Formation - Finding Gravity
New Labour - Death Rattle
Vincent Christ - My Kingdom For A Glimpse
Silence Between Words - Suisside
Kodaclips - Gone is the Day
Dead Rituals - Waste My Time
Drunk Mums - New Australia
Drinking Boys and Girls Choir - History
Drahla - Second Rhythm
doubledrag - Sound
dobermaN. - Piyala
Alcest - L'Envol
Faulty Cognitions - Sad Sack
Shallow - Shut Up and Dance
Snub - Blowflies
Lunar Isles - Dissolve
Lip Critic - Milky Max
Lucid Express - Hotel 65 (Drowned Version)
Lara - Loss
Hyla - Mary's Rising
airhockey - Something
The Rocky Valentines - Sing The Song
Keaper - Atonement
Swim Deep - How Many Love Songs Have Died In Vegas?
Bonnethead - Night Time
Zetra - Burn
Tanks And Tears - Timewave
Lovataraxx - Tilda Vaast
Bullion - A City’s Never (feat. Panda Bear)
Ciaran McAuley - Love Heals (Ronski Speed Remix)
A. G. Cook - Britpop (Feat. Charli XCX)
GRMLN - Paradise
MGMT - Dancing In Babylon (feat. Christine and the Queens)
Marnie Stern - Sixteen
Harper - Great OK
Holy Hour - Crystal Lake
The Jesus And Mary Chain - Girl 71
Panenské plameny - Soirée