Belfast-based band Virgins has unveiled a new single and announced their debut album, “nothing hurt and everything was beautiful,” due out April 11th via Blowtorch Records. The single, ‘s o f t e r,’ showcases ethereal vocals and immersive shoegaze sound. The album pre-order includes an exclusive non-album track, ‘g l i s s,’ providing a glimpse of the band’s sonic evolution. Don’t miss their upcoming album launch parties in Belfast and Dublin.
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Os Overdoses – All Killers! No Feelers!
Your hapless reviewer gets kidnapped by three criminals and is forced to write a review for the debut album of Queens band Os Overdoses. The album, titled “All Killers! No Feelers!”, is described track by track with insights and ominous warnings from the captive. The article concludes with details about the album’s release.
Karkara – Anthropia
Karkara, a French psychedelic rock band formed in 2019, has made waves with two albums and over a hundred concerts across Europe. Influenced by prominent bands, their music is described as a powerful, hypnotic dose of psych rock. The band has announced their third album, “All Is Dust,” set for release on March 22nd.
Slift – Ilion
Not that long ago now a good friend of mine pointed me to a YouTube video of a KEXP session. I hadn’t heard of the band before but I kinda like exploring new sounds so I popped my headphones in and hit play. The session was recorded at the Trans Musicales festival in Rennes andContinue reading “Slift – Ilion”
93millionmilesfromthesun – Buried Dreams EP
Doncaster’s 93MillionMilesFromTheSun have been responsible for some key shoegaze moments over the years. From 2008’s self-titled debut all the way up to album eight, Why Do We Fall Apart their music has been the soundtrack to many a gazers life. As you may know the magician behind the curtain is Nick Noble, a multi-instrumentalist who’sContinue reading “93millionmilesfromthesun – Buried Dreams EP”
SERVO – Monsters
Long time readers of the blog will know how happy I am when I get an email from those maggots over at Dirty Filthy Records. Today see’s the release of Monsters, the third album from French three-piece SERVO. To date the band have released their debut opus The Lair of Gods before going on releaseContinue reading “SERVO – Monsters”
Melody Fields – 1991
In my previous blog I explored 1901, the new album from Gothenburg’s Melody Fields. They have now dropped 1991 the second of their albums to release this year. What can we expect from the band this time around? Here’s what they had to say. “1991 takes a different approach as a concept album that evolvedContinue reading “Melody Fields – 1991”
Melody Fields – 1901
Once again, I find myself with a band who have released two amazing albums hot on the heels of each other. Swedish psych outfit Melody Fields have just released both 1901 and 1991 within a mere month of each other. I’ll get into talking about 1991 on the next blog but right now let’s exploreContinue reading “Melody Fields – 1901”
Crystal Canyon – Stars and Distant Light
Crystal Canyon are a shoegaze band from Portland, Maine in the US of A. They create atmospheric and dreamy soundscapes with lush vocals, swirling guitars, and ethereal synths. To date they’ve released two stellar albums (in this guy’s opinion), Crystal Canyon from 2018 and yours with affection and sorrow from 2021. Both showcase the bandsContinue reading “Crystal Canyon – Stars and Distant Light”
Guest Directors – Interference Patterns
Seattle is world famous for being the birthplace of grunge. One of those legendary bands, Tad, included guitarist Gary Thorstensen who has gone on to form Guest Directors. The band also includes guitarist/vocalist Julie D, drummer Rian Turner and bassist Charles Russo. They’ve just released their first full length LP Interference Patterns after a seriesContinue reading “Guest Directors – Interference Patterns”
Static Sounds Club 