Live indie-rock softened for the soul pours through as the brand new creative album from Theredspirit hits the scene.
Shoegaze
The lyrics lean back & forth between regret & hope; the past and the future, ultimately balancing somewhere in limbo between mistakes & possibilities.
The whole thing is loaded with imagery, unity, passion, and somewhat mysterious reflections on modern life.
In terms of spirit, I am very much reminded of the eponymous first album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Civilian feels earnest and honest and urgent.
Finland duo Les Miserables lead with powerful songwriting and an organic alt-rock set-up throughout this beautifully intoxicating, emotive new album.
Artist and songwriter Alsea Dianna leads with a distinctive sound and songwriting style throughout this new EP.
Fresh from the upcoming album imago, shut my eyes is a powerful and conceptually thoughtful new single, which introduces the unique creative sound of Slovenia’s Hei’An with both style and substance.
Dreamboat is a beautifully ambient, intimate and nostalgic new single, which quickly prompts a volume increase as warmth and melancholy unite to increasingly envelop you.
Industrial rhythms and hypnotic loops create a heavily eighties-influenced, dramatic yet energizing vibe for this fresh single from Washington’s Aspect Ratio.
Turns out a lovely hit of lo-fi, guitar-led trip-hop is all that’s required to temporarily switch off the weight of the world and relax into the moment.
Driving with a psychedelic shoe-gaze set-up and a deep-running desire to break away from the norm, Texas alternative indie act SAGASAW brings a swirling chaos of organic and distorted musicality, to rain down around you in a wholly immersive fashion. Following an unfortunate stint in hospital with poor health, SAGASAW emerged with a goal in … Continued
Mainly instrumental, then, and a love letter to the employment of adding reverb to sound, this album represents huge trips of introspection and simple melodic and tonal exploration – marking it out as something of a one-off. The fact that it all kind of hangs together as one concept is surprising, but it definitely does.