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sssiv – sssiv 2 EP
sssiv, the Copenhagen trio of Sara (drums, vocals), Stephen (bass, vocals) and Sasha (guitar, vocals), return with ssiv 2, a release the band describes as their most formal recording session…
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Bending Backwards – “I See You From Here”
“I See You From Here” distills Bending Backwards’ sound into something simultaneously intimate and vast. The Copenhagen trio – Frederik Blæsild Vuust, Halfdan Stefansson, and Johannes Østlund Jacobsen – move…
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White Flowers – “Heaven”
Preston duo White Flowers has released “Heaven,” a sweet dream-pop track that’s as dreamy as it is melodic. The track is shrouded in ethereal vocals and a soft synth undercurrent.…
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Forest – “Prosthetic Stars”
Forest is the project of Los Angeles-based artist Siena Forest, and their latest single, “Prosthetic Stars,” opens in full alternative shoegaze fashion – a rush of swirling guitars and dense,…
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Bory – “By The Lake”
Portland-based Bory blends power-pop with jangle-pop in their latest single, “By The Lake.” The song arrives ahead of their sophomore album set for release this spring. The project is the…
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Strange Fruit – “Iridescent”
“Iridescent” is the first single from Strange Fruit in a decade – a steady yet melodic track that clocks nearly six minutes, with enough ebbs and flows to keep it…
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Young Couple – “Isn’t anything”
Young Couple is a Danish art-rock band that intersects a variety of genres – drawing inspiration from shoegaze, dream-pop, ambient, neo-psychedelia, and post-rock – all under an umbrella of experimental…
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bloom effect – “itero”
bloom effect merge the noise of shoegaze with the laid-back feel of dream pop, creating a product that feels like drifting through a sun-soaked soundscape. On their new track “itero,”…
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Scarlet Rae – “The Reason I Could Sleep Forever”
Scarlet Rae has released another track from her upcoming EP, No Heavy Goodbyes, which will be out this fall. “The Reason I Could Sleep Forever” feels like an open-locket moment,…
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Good Flying Birds – “Eric’s Eyes”
Jangle-pop peddlers Good Flying Birds has released their debut single “Eric’s Eyes” – a song that remains bright through a subtle fog of noise, drifting between nostalgia and discovery.
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Pickle Darling – “Human Bean Instruction Manual”
Pickle Darling is the quirky indie-pop project of New Zealand-based Lukas Mayo. Their latest single, “Human Bean Instruction Manual,” is an ode to adulthood.
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Project Diem – “Dead Pop”
In “Dead Pop,” lush guitars and analog textures intertwine with distant echoes of lo-fi pop, breathing a warm honesty into the music.
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Jouska – “Flower Moon”
Jouska is the dream-pop meets ambient-shoegaze project of Norwegian artist Marit Othilie Thorvik. The name “Jouska” refers to a hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head, a…
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beaming – beaming EP
beaming blossomed through a series of fated encounters in Los Angeles, where both Derek Ted and Braden Lawrence had found themselves after years of working in different sectors of the…
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Coral Grief – “Latitude”
Who doesn’t love a band with a pun-inspired name? Seattle’s Coral Grief have released their new single, “Latitude” – a weighty dream-pop track that deliberately sways you through its hazy undertones.…
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The Mary Onettes – “Hurricane Heart” / “Eyes Open”
With an atmospheric presence that feels both vast and intimate, The Mary Onettes craft an immersive sonic journey – one that invites reflection on the bittersweet tension between memory and…
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snuggle – “Sun Tan”
Just in time for summer, Copenhagen-based duo snuggle have released a new song titled “Sun Tan.” The project is comprised of Andrea Thuesen (of Baby in Vain) and former Liss guitarist Vilhelm Strange.…
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100%WET – Leave It EP
Coining themselves as “hypergaze” is about as accurate as you can be; while 100%WET are guitar heavy, they also focus on electronic production, dreamy vocals, and energetic drum-and-bass-inspired beats.
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The Treedome – The Comfort In Being Sad
The Treedome’s debut album, The Comfort In Being Sad, is the perfect breakup album – it radiates such an aura of longing; it’s that midnight kiss that never arrives. The…
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Show Review: Ducks Ltd. (The Casbah, 7/10/2024)
Ducks Ltd. are at the forefront of the current jangly pop scene. One listen to their new album “Harms Way” and you begin to understand why they’ve become the leaders…
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Cindy Lee – Diamond Jubilee (Soda Bar, 4/19/2024)
Cindy Lee is the solo project of Patrick Flegel who has been releasing music under the moniker since 2018. Diamond Jubilee, their latest album, caused noise in the indie-sphere as…
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SXSW 2024 Coverage: Wishy
Wishy from Indianapolis closed out the Midwest House on the Sunday night before South By music showcases officially began. The five-piece played a strong set that built in intensity as…
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SXSW 2024 Coverage: Typical Girls
On the second day of SXSW, Typical Girls kicked off day one of Glaze‘s two-day showcase at Cheer Up Charlies in downtown Austin. Their dream-pop and synth-driven music is perfectly…
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Show Review: Crushed (Soda Bar, 2/6/2024)
Anybody nostalgic for a time when radio ruled in the 90s, when MTV’s 120 minutes was what you watched to find cool alternative rock bands; Crushed is the band for…
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Harrison Lipton – “Happiness!?”
Dream-pop meets a refreshing blend of RnB and disco in Harrison Lipton’s new single “Happiness!?” from his upcoming EP Strawberryys, set for release later this year. The EP will include…
