Wisconsin-bred and Chicago-based band Slow Pulp – Emily Massey (vocals/guitar), Alexander Leeds (bass), Theodore Mathews (drums), and Henry Stoehr (guitar) – have just released their self-produced debut album, Moveys, out into the world.Having heard a track from the album on DKFM Shoegaze Radio late one night I knew I had to investigate. It’s an albumContinue reading “Slow Pulp – Moveys”
Category Archives: Bands
Nothing – The Great Dismal
Philadelphia heavy gazers Nothing are back with a new album. The Great Dismal was conceived when, singer and songwriter, Dominic Palermo picked up a copy of the New York Times from a newsstand and saw the famous first photograph of a black hole, taken by scientists in 2019. True enough, he couldn’t escape it. TheContinue reading “Nothing – The Great Dismal”
We Wander – Pouring Out
It’s always great when a band reaches out with a personal email full of detail. That always catches my eye and gets me intrigued. This evening I received an email just like that from Maddy Little of the band We Wander. Hailing from Mississauga, Canada, the band have taken that folk sound we all knowContinue reading “We Wander – Pouring Out”
Dehd – Flower of Devotion
It’s not often that the video for a song opens the door to discovering a band for me. That is exactly what happened when I seen the video for ‘Loner’ by garage pop punks Dehd. The Chicago trio—bassist-vocalist Emily Kempf, guitarist-vocalist Jason Balla, and drummer Eric McGrady weave a heady mix of surf rock, shoegazeContinue reading “Dehd – Flower of Devotion”
Acid Roulette – Depopulation
You just know when an email from the good folks at Dirty Filthy Records drops into your inbox you are about to hear something special. This gem of a label has provided me with some of this years’ highlights with releases from Soden and Par Asito. They are now about to release Depopulation an EPContinue reading “Acid Roulette – Depopulation”
A Good Man Goes to War – The Sounds of a Large Crowd
I am a huge fan of post rock. Bands like Mogwai, Explosions in the Sky and Godspeed You Black Emperor create amazing soundscapes that you can lose yourself in. This is why I was so pleased when I was asked to listen to Italian post rockers A Good Man Goes to War. Hailing from Turin,Continue reading “A Good Man Goes to War – The Sounds of a Large Crowd”
trillion – Move To You EP
When life hands you lemons what do you do. That’s a question bands all over the world were asking when the spectre of Covid-19 reared its ugly head. Australian gazers trillion were no different. Like many other parts of the world, trillion’s members had been under lock down. But the drive to make music remainedContinue reading “trillion – Move To You EP”
Funeral Lakes – Golden Season EP
Funeral Lakes are a Canadian folk-rock duo with hearts fit to burst. Sam Mishos and Chris Hemer started the band in the spring of 2018, self-producing music in their apartment in Vancouver and now in Toronto. They deal in politically and socially charged lyrics set against the most dynamic of instrumentation. Their eponymous debut albumContinue reading “Funeral Lakes – Golden Season EP”
Ten Million Lights – Myanmar
Bursting out the speakers comes Ten Million Lights with the first track from their upcoming Shine So Bright EP release. “Myanmar” is an absolute classic in the making. Hailing from Portland, Oregon these shoegazers have a penchant for catchy hooks and imaginative lyrics. If you like your gaze on the heavy side, you’ll love whatContinue reading “Ten Million Lights – Myanmar”
Carla J Easton – Weirdo
Can it be nearly two years since we first heard “Impossible Stuff”, Carla’s last full-length release. That was a real statement of self from the Glasgow pop artist extraordinaire. I’m now sitting here with her brand-new release,” Weirdo”, just soaking up the lush soundscapes. Carla has a sound all of her own and on thisContinue reading “Carla J Easton – Weirdo”
Static Sounds Club 