An album authentically contemplative, musically eclectic, nostalgic but beautifully original – something rare and wonderful these days. Dreaming Man has captured a collection of moments that engage and enthral, with the superb album Passing Through.
Shoegaze
Humble but ambient design smooths out the thoughtfully uncertain edges of a songwriting style committed to melodic and conceptual intrigue. UK rock duo KIN TALA weave an unorthodox creative web that’s both unique and enchanting, for their impressive debut EP Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost.
Our protagonist sings with emotional strain about loneliness and the struggle to adapt to the fast-pace of life, but meanwhile this ethereal back and forth of the chords and these light drums, the reverb-kissed guitar pouring through like waves of optimism, creates an unassuming safe space – within which these thoughts can really connect.
Ambient acoustic grooves and stylish bass meet whispered, breathy layers of voice, as the elusive artist you wouldn’t know him, presents the poetic and contemplative depths of his album test of time.
The opener Call Me, from the four-track EP For You, depicts a mildly gritty shoegaze tone, and presents an array of voices and melodies that draw inspiration from the likes of Redbone as much so as Hip Hop and RnB crossovers from way back when.
Having served in the Marines in 2004, Kevin and his closest friends were hit by an improvised explosive device, seeing the latter perish and leaving Kevin fighting to survive. This event impacted his entire future in every possible way, and as such, music became an unparalleled tool for healing and acceptance.
Drawing attention with a name that’s both emotively intriguing and mildly reminiscent of an infamous eighties movie, The Gloomies further their appeal with ease, as the intoxicating and ambient surf rock layers and ideas of Cave rain down.
Indie rock and shoegaze infused expression lights up the nostalgic and dreamy arena of sound that is NOCT’s Everything is Ripe.
Dreamy surf-rock of strong riffs and a fuzzy overtone – indie-pop quintet Trespasser bring together catchy tunes and strong grooves, for the likes of their increasingly enjoyable single Man.
Leading with a rather intoxicating balance of distortion and melody, Brazilian artist and songwriter Guilherme Meirhelles delivers an evocative and creative fusion of styles, for his latest project Desvanecer. The album begins with a sublime instrumental piece, and later delivers the passionate and dreamy shoegaze single Desvanecer – an expressive and seemingly free-flowing title-track, which intrigues and immerses … Continued
Dreamy surf-rock akin to shoegaze but with a blissful clarity – Alice Asara brings together instrumental prowess and soulful, poetic songwriting, for the impressively creative EP SLEEPLESS.
Pairing electric guitar and programmed drums with reverb-soaked vocals and poetic images of a ‘wild village, unruly town’, New York Sound is subtle, even minimalist, yet still creates an immersive vastness in its melodic and rhythmic embrace.