Posts Tagged ‘Shoegaze’

BEAUTIFUL NOISE – ” The Story Of Shoegaze “

Posted: December 6, 2014 in MUSIC
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The new movie looking at the bands that made you want to be in a band, featuring Cocteau Twins, My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Jesus and Mary Chain a host of others connected to the genre.

Beautiful Noise is a 2014 American music documentary film, written and directed by Eric Green. The film documents three rock bands—Cocteau Twins, The Jesus and Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine—and their influence on subsequent alternative rock bands and subgenres especially shoegaze. Beautiful Noise features extracts from over 50 interviews with bands and artists, as well as archival footage and music videos.

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Green commenced production on Beautiful Noise in early 2005 with producer and editor Sarah Ogletree; production was largely completed by 2008 although the project stagnated due to various financial and legal issues. In response, Green began a successful crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter in hopes of securing final financial investment for the film’s release. The campaign was supported by several of the bands featured in Beautiful Noise through social media.announced for release in May 2014

SOUNDPOOL – ” On High “

Posted: December 2, 2014 in MUSIC
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Soundpool’s first two records, “On High” and “Dichotomies & Dreamland”, are of a far more traditional shoegaze ilk, with layers of synths, guitars, and gorgeous female vocals soaring throughout. The albums are lush in their production, giving you the space to enjoy the nuances of every sound as it washes over you. Just don’t touch their third record, “Mirrors in Your Eyes”, where the New York City quintet decided to experiment with space-disco. Shudder.

CHERRY GLAZZER – ” Trick or Treat Dancefloor “

Posted: November 22, 2014 in MUSIC
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The aims in the work of Cherry Glazerr, a fast-rising rock trio fronted by two 17-year-old students from the posh Westside high school Wildwood..
The 10 songs on the band’s debut album, “Haxel Princess,” are concocted from a mix of attitude, silliness and garage-born guitar haze, and Clementine Creevy’s raw, often witty point of view comes through fast. One track mourns the loss of a family pet with anger and confusion; another struggles to maintain a brave face while managing cramps and feeling like “a turd.” Occasionally, Creevy simply dreams of afternoons watching “Powerpuff Girls” and eating pizza.
“I saw so many singer-songwriters who would just play a G and an E chord on an acoustic guitar and sing about the ocean,” says Creevy, who keeps her leather jacket on during an interview on a warm day at a Silver Lake restaurant. “I was like, ‘That is lame.’ I wanted to sing about stuff I thought was cool, like sandwiches.” Hence the song “Grilled Cheese,” a slow-strutting number in which the humble lunchtime fixture becomes means for a taunt.
The everyday directness of Creevy’s songs caught the attention of Orange County’s hot underground rock label Burger Records, which released Cherry Glazerr’s debut earlier this year. An initial run of about 2,000 vinyl albums is on the verge of selling out, and a second CD pressing is on the horizon.

CHERRY GLAZERR – ” Cry Baby “

Posted: November 22, 2014 in MUSIC
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Cherry Glazer have just come to my attention, A three-piece band from L.A. that took root in 2012 when front woman, songwriter/guitarist Clementine Creevy began making bedroom demos under the name Clembutt. These rough tracks evolved under the mentorship of Lucy Miyaki, of L.A. band Tashaki Miyaki, and were later recorded with engineer Joel Jerome. After adding bassist Sean Redman and drummer Hannah Uribe, the band was formed, and Burger Records released their first collection, Papa Cremp with dreamy vocals and an ethereal guitar, Cherry Glazerr’s “Trick or Treat Dancefloor” has become the band’s best known song to date, having been featured in a campaign for iconic fashion label Saint Laurent as well as in the television show Arrow.

But the band goes beyond shoe gazey, lo-fi dream pop. Their bare bones style and precise, honest lyrics anchor a diverse sound that ranges from White’s Not My Color This Evening, with Sleater Kinney’s post punk influences to their break out song, the surf pop “Teenage Girl”, which premiered on internationally known style site Rookie Mag.

Cherry Glazerr consistently tour in Los Angeles and Orange County, having played festivals Burgerama, Growlers Beach Goth Party and Jubilee in Downtown L.A. where they shared the stage with Bleached and The Black Lips. Most recently, they played the El Rey, opening for legendary 80’s punk band Redd Kross and Mikal Cronin. The band’s name is taken from NPR reporter Cherry Glaser

NOTHING – ” Bent Nail “

Posted: November 17, 2014 in MUSIC
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Nothing, taken from the album “Guilty Of Everything” is the debut album released by the American Shoegazing band Nothing  . It was released in March through Relapse Records. The band’s musical style has been described as a mixture of ’90’s shoegazing, noise rock, and slowcore. It has also been additionally categorized as “heavy dream-pop” Nevertheless, the band’s sound distances itself from other shoegazing acts with its loudness and heaviness, being compared to the styles of  My Bloody Valentine, The Smashing Pumpkins and Dinosaur Jnr  The band’s style also “stays current by also giving nods to the post  Indie Rock , the band’s use of “towering distorted guitars, soaring falsettos and slamming, snare-heavy percussion .

BEVERLY – ” You Can’t Get It Right ” Breakthru Radio Session

Posted: November 15, 2014 in MUSIC
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Begun as a collaboration between former Vivian/Dum Dum Girl Frankie Rose and Drew Citron (a former member of Frankie’s band and NYC act Avan Lava), Beverly has taken on new life in the form of a live band (now fronted by Drew, without Frankie) and is quickly amassing fans. Lush pop harmonies and satisfyingly noisy guitars fill the space of their shoegaze pop songs in just the right way.Featured song: “You Can’t Get It Right”

PURPLE HEART PARADE – ” Painting Pictures “

Posted: November 13, 2014 in MUSIC
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Following support slots alongside TOY, Night Beats, The Lucid Dream, Cult of Dom Keller, The Telescopes, Pink Mountaintops, The Vacant Lots and GOASTT, as well as securing a slot at Liverpool Psych Fest in 2014, PURPLE HEART PARADE have been spreading their cosmic love throughout the galaxy since 2012, and have received reciprocal love in abundance for their incendiary live prowess.
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WHIRR – ” Mumble “

Posted: November 6, 2014 in MUSIC
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Whirr is an American shoegaze band from San Francisco, California, United States. They formed in 2010, originally as Whirl. The name was created by the original drummer, Sergio Miranda, in the midst of recording the band’s first demos as a nameless project. It was a homage to all the bands of “the Scene That Celebrates Itself” (Lush, Ride, Moose, Medicine, Lilys, etc.). They had to legally change the name after a woman performing acoustic covers of Black Sabbath songs trademarked “Whirl” and threatened a lawsuit,this track is taken from the album “Sway” very influenced by My Bloody Valentine.

SECRET SHINE – ” Anything About Me “

Posted: November 5, 2014 in MUSIC
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Secret Shine are a shoegaze-inspired indie dream pop band from Bristol. Current line up; Jamie Gingell, Scott and Dean Purnell, Kathryn Smith and Tom Adams.
was formed in November 1990 by vocalist Jamie Gingell and ex-Panda Pops guitarist Scott Purnell; originally dubbed Amelia’s Dream, the duo recorded a three-song demo which they mailed to the influential indie label Sarah Records, who agreed to issue a single, “After Years,” by this time the group had rechristened itself Secret Shine, expanding to a quintet with the additions of bassist Paul Vowles, drummer Nick Dyte and Purnell’s guitarist brother Dean. “Ephemeral” followed on Sarah in the spring of 1992, and after adding vocalist Kathryn Smith, Secret Shine issued the gorgeous “Loveblind,” their lone single to crack the UK Indie Top 20.Than God EP, The band re-formed in 2006.

WHIRR – ” Heavy “

Posted: November 5, 2014 in MUSIC
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Whirr is an American shoegaze band from San Francisco, California, United States. They formed in 2010, originally as Whirl. The name was created by the original drummer, Sergio Miranda, in the midst of recording the band’s first demos as a nameless project. It was a homage to all the bands of “the Scene That Celebrates Itself” (Lush, Ride, Moose, Medicine, Lilys, etc.). They had to legally change the name after a woman performing acoustic covers of Black Sabbath songs trademarked “Whirl” had threatened a lawsuit.
Whirr’s sound is often compared to My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive. Founding guitarist Nick Bassett also played in the band Deafheaven surrounding and including the release of their 2011 album, Roads to Judah.
After a self-released demo cassette and the Distressor EP, the band signed to Tee Pee Records in 2011. The original vocalist Byanca Munoz left the band because of creative differences, and was soon replaced by Alexandra Morte (Night School,).
In 2013, the original drummer Sergio Miranda left the band and was replaced by Devin Nunes. Former vocalist Alexandra Morte also left the band and was replaced by Kristina Esfandiari (Miserable, King Woman). The band released a live EP entitled “Part Time Punks Sessions” on April 20, 2013. It was a performance recorded in 2012 that featured the band’s previous lineup.

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