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.
Shoegaze
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.
Something of an anti-mainstream hit, blending emo-rock and shoe-gaze with exotic twists of world-music and psychedelic sound-play, Trapped In Void offers just enough of the familiar to enhance the profound escapism of everything else in its makeup
Taiwanese artist and producer 旋林Rowens presents a uniquely passionate yet dreamy fusion of ambient design and pure, unfiltered pop-rock, with the profound and poetic single 紫紅色玫瑰（Purple Red Rose).
Introducing a welcomed exploration of the solo realm, Campfire Sigh’s own Grant Jesse Prosser launches a complex and colourful debut album, in the form of the wonderful Temporal Autumn.
The House Of Love presents an array of string-like synths and all-consuming soundscapes, whilst countering that enchanting escapism with a deeply personal front-line vocal and paralleled storytelling