Last Tourist’s new track “Slowly Fade” illustrates their evolution, blending darkwave and shoegaze while channeling influences like The Jesus and Mary Chain. Anticipate their upcoming album for more.
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The Hologram People – Bongo Express / Afternoon Sniper
The Hologram People’s new release, ‘Bongo Express’ and ‘Afternoon Sniper’, showcases a shift from cosmic grandeur to laid-back psych-funk grooves, inviting listeners on a vibrant auditory holiday.
Marina Yozora – Daffodils
Marina Yozora’s music blends dream pop with multicultural influences, showcased in her new single ‘Daffodils’. The haunting track explores themes of loss and fragility, inviting deep emotional connection.
Farmer’s Wife – Faint Illusions EP
Austin’s Farmer’s Wife debut EP Faint Illusions merges grunge, slowcore, and art-pop, creating a haunting soundscape. With emotionally charged lyrics and unique melodies, they explore themes of decay, beauty, and longing.
Hooveriii – Manhunter
After several years spent mapping the outer fringes of modern psychedelia, Los Angeles collective Hooveriii (pronounced “Hoover Three”) return with Manhunter — a rich and expansive fifth album that smartly ties together the raw urgency of their earlier work with the more cinematic ambitions they’ve been gradually embracing. If their self-titled debut in 2018 introducedContinue reading “Hooveriii – Manhunter”
Ellum – Deciduous EP Review
Every now and then a release arrives in my inbox that feels like it already knows what I like to listen to. It doesn’t shout. Deciduous, the debut EP from Austin-based singer-songwriter Paige Morton aka Ellum, is exactly that kind of record. A quiet stunner. A bruised and beautiful hybrid of indie rock, shoegaze, slowcoreContinue reading “Ellum – Deciduous EP Review”
I am David Laing – We Then Me
When an artist takes the time to dive into their emotional well, you know you’re in for something honest, raw, and real. David Laing’s sophomore album, We Then Me, does just that—serving up a powerful mix of heartbreak, healing, and self-discovery. After years of delays and personal battles, Laing has returned with a record thatContinue reading “I am David Laing – We Then Me”
Pet Symmetry – Big Symmetry
Pet Symmetry’s album “Big Symmetry” explores themes of love and friendship with sincerity and humor. Through diverse tracks, it combines emotional depth with energetic sound, marking their most heartfelt work.
Haunted Images – Haunted Images
Louth-based producer and songwriter David O’Farrell-McGeary, under the moniker Haunted Images, has delivered something quite extraordinary. Known already to those paying attention through a string of excellent singles— ‘If You Want’, ‘Grey Days’, ‘Sometimes’, and the devastatingly good ‘Stay Awake’—this self-titled album feels like the full arrival. A fully realised vision forged in isolation, insomnia,Continue reading “Haunted Images – Haunted Images”
Our Worlds Collide – All The Light We Shall Never See
Emerging from the fertile creative soil of the West Midlands, Our Worlds Collide have rapidly carved out a name for themselves as purveyors of emotionally rich, sonically overwhelming shoegaze/post-rock. Drawing inspiration from genre legends like Slowdive and Explosions in the Sky, alongside the crushing noise textures of My Bloody Valentine and Lovesliescrushing, the band’s soundContinue reading “Our Worlds Collide – All The Light We Shall Never See”
Static Sounds Club 