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Show Review: MX LONELY (The DLC, 3/30/2026)
Towards the end of their full U.S. tour supporting the release of their recent album ALL MONSTERS, MX LONELY stopped by The DLC in Salt Lake City to play their…
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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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Lauren Lakis – “There”
On her new single, “There,” Austin-based artist Lauren Lakis plays shoegaze-inspired alternative rock with her signature gothic twist.
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Nara’s Room – “Tucson”
Nara’s Room is a Brooklyn-based experimental shoegaze project led by Nara Avakian, and joined by Ethan Nash on bass and Brendan Jones on drums. Their latest single, “Tucson,” is a…
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warmachine – HELLPHONE 3D
warmachine are a three-piece from Boston who create atmospheres that exist in the crosshairs of shoegaze, noise rock, and psychedelia. The band is made up of Arro X. Niskey (bass,…
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Floating – La Di Da
Floating’s debut album La Di Da gathers seven tracks the band describes as “bluegaze,” a fitting label for their blend of dreamy textures and melancholic undercurrents.
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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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Cashier – “Part From Me”
Cashier, the Lafayette, Louisiana four-piece, have released their new track “Part From Me,” a heavy, grungy meditation on mismatched connections. The song centers on two incompatible people who can’t quite…
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Trembler – Total Sorry EP
Total Sorry is the new EP from Houston-based Trembler. It marks the band’s first EP release since their 2022 album Folding. With these five new tracks, Trembler reinvent their approach…
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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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MX LONELY – “Big Hips”
MX LONELY has returned with “Big Hips,” a moody and cathartic single ahead of their debut album which will be out early next year. The Brooklyn band’s laid-back style makes…
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2070 – “Transducer”
2070 from East Los Angeles are a band that everyone in the scene seems to know, yet they have remained underground at their core. Since releasing their first singles in…
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Ivory Daze – Chlorine EP
Ivory Daze are a grungy-shoegaze trio hailing from Lincoln, Nebraska, made up of longtime friends: Isahen Harms on guitar, vocals, and lyrics; Maeve Nelson on drums; and Van Foster on…
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Ribbon Skirt – PENSACOLA EP
Montreal-based Ribbon Skirt carve out a space where shoegaze haze collides with electronic-pop precision and alternative-rock attitude. Their new four-track EP, PENSACOLA, is noisy yet melodic, unpredictable yet intentional. Across…
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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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Poptones – “Say Something Now”
Poptones, comprising of Mads Bertelsen (vocals/bass), Simon Hiemstra (guitar), and Anders Poulsen (drums), formed on Denmark’s rural west coast in 2017. The trio create music that falls somewhere in the…
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Dustbunny – “Sheltering”
Dustbunny, the Portland-based outfit who’ve have found a cozy home in grungy noise rock since their debut last year, return with “Sheltering” – a track that engulfs you in a…
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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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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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Festival Coverage: Kilby Block Party 2025
The sixth annual iteration of Kilby Block Party commenced earlier this month at the Utah Fairgrounds in Salt Lake City. The music festival, presented by local promotion company S&S, included…
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Glasshouse Red Spider Mite – “Ant Mill”
Glasshouse Red Spider Mite, an emerging slow-core band from Brighton, UK, recently released their single “Ant Mill,” a track that unfolds with gentle melodies, contemplative pauses, and a beautifully intense…
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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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Speedial – “Tourist”
On their third single, London-based Speedial have woven a sound that joins elements of jazz, math rock, and post rock, creating a unique and intriguing sound.
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Duster – In Dreams
Duster is back with new tracks that keep it close to home with a breath of fresh air. New releases always rewire my head in two ways: the expectation of…
