Nov 6, 2023 Music Winks & Kisses (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) by Airiel (Review) The Chicago shoegazers’ four-EP set, now featuring previously unreleased demos, is a shining example of shoegaze pop par excellence.
Sep 4, 2023 Music Everything Is Alive by Slowdive (Review) The pairing of introspective lyrics and evolved sonics leads to a quality of reflection that’s unique in Slowdive’s catalog.
May 17, 2022 Music Cave Sessions by The Lassie Foundation (Review) The Foundation revisits four of their classic songs with predictably strong results.
May 14, 2021 Music Tales by Morella’s Forest (Review) After three decades, the long-lost album from Ronnie and Jason Martin’s (Joy Electric, Starflyer 59) first band has finally been released.
Oct 22, 2020 Music Тюрьма by Джуна (Review) The Moscow-based band walks the line between Cure-ish post-punk and shoegazer-y atmospherics.
Dec 20, 2019 Music Odes to the Void by Life on Venus (Review) The Moscow shoegazers return with ten tracks of brilliant shoegaze that’s hampered only somewhat by a muddy mix.
Aug 27, 2019 Music The Cosmic Metal of ISON’s Inner - Space Opens a Portal to Contemplating the Universe (Review) The Swedish duo evoke the universe’s vastness with a spell-binding blend of metal, shoegaze, goth, ambient, and electronica.
Jul 5, 2019 Music Departure by Life on Venus (Review) The Moscow quintet’s most recent release is a nice dive into the gloomier range of the shoegaze spectrum.
Nov 21, 2018 Music The Appearances by Ester Drang (Review) The band’s first release in a dozen years boasts a heavier, more expansive sound.
Sep 2, 2017 Music Cloakroom’s Time Well Is an Otherworldly Blend of Shoegaze Bliss & Metal Riffs (Review) These songs move in directions that are more interesting than the simple “shoegaze + metal” equation implies.
May 8, 2017 Music Slowdive’s First Album in 20 Years Is Exactly What I’d Hoped For (Review) More than just a simple nostalgia trip, the new full-length finds Slowdive building on their celebrated sound.
Jan 29, 2017 Music ISON’s Cosmic Drone Conveys the Beauty and Terror of Outer Space (Review) This gorgeous space-themed EP blends metal and shoegaze to stunning effect.
Apr 21, 2016 Music Blind Spot EP by Lush (Review) Lush’s first release in two decades contains nothing all that groundbreaking— but why would it need to?
Apr 2, 2016 Music Deafcult by Deafcult (Review) You get the sense that Deafcult’s members love making this music, and they love making it as loud and raucous as possible.
May 30, 2014 Music Birds EP by Ceremony (Review) Ceremony doesn’t bring anything new to the shoegaze formula; rather, they take the genre’s hallmarks and just turn them up way past 11.
Mar 6, 2012 Music Lightfoils EP by Lightfoils (Review) A solid debut, as well as one of the best and most gripping shoegazer releases I’ve heard in months.
Jan 18, 2012 Music Ghost Colored Halo EP by lovesliescrushing (Review) A fascinating paradox has been at work in the heart of lovesliescrushing’s music for two decades now.
May 20, 2011 Music EverythingIsChemical Virtual 7” No. 7 by lovesliescrushing (Review) Lovesliescrushing’s latest is a free download that serves as an excellent introduction to their abstract form of shoegazer ambience.
Jun 5, 2010 Music The Sun Rose in a Different Place by Echodrone (Review) In the end, this feels very much like a “transition” record to me.
Oct 5, 2008 Music Dark Enough for Stars by Au Revoir Borealis (Review) Au Revoir Borealis returns after a long hiatus with a lush, darkly beautiful album perfectly suited for these trying times of ours.