New(ish) Shoegaze(ish)

[chilango]

Been enjoying "The Great Dismal" by Nothing for a while. It's one of my most streamed albums these days.

Idle surfing via them led me to a whole bunch of bands who I'm keen to dig into: Deafhaven, Blue Smiley, Wednesday etc.

Anybody got any recommendations?

 

[stavros]

One million times I will say Venera 4. Staggeringly good:

 

[Hollis]

BDRMM

 

[hitmouse]

Not kept up with their new work, but I remember liking Mint Field:

 

[stavros]

All three Pinkshinyultrablast albums are worth a listen:

 

[stavros]

Slowdive have a new one out next month.

And Parannoul has been pretty good so far, even if no one knows who he or she is, other than they're from Korea:

 

[Griff]

Seen Black Doldrums a few times over the past few years and they've blown me away.

 

[mwgdrwg]

 

[AverageJoe]

One million times I will say Venera 4. Staggeringly good:

This is awesome.

Also reminds me a little of Cranes. But more Slowdivey

 

[stavros]

This is awesome.

Also reminds me a little of Cranes. But more Slowdivey

It made me think they'd just melted down Kevin Shields and mass reproduced him. As far as I know they only released one studio album, and one collection of other stuff, and haven't been seen again for nearly ten years.

In terms of really recent, Flyying Colours aren't bad, and had a new one out this year.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

Excellent thread Chilango!

Here are 3 from me:

Deserta: American dream pop/shoe gazers



Wozniak: Fuzzy Scottish noise



Also, BDRMM from Hull, as mentioned, are absolutely brilliant;

 

[stavros]

The brilliantly/appallingly-named (delete as applicable) Ringo Deathstarr:

 

[Smokeandsteam]

Been enjoying "The Great Dismal" by Nothing for a while. It's one of my most streamed albums these days.

Just 'streamed' this. It's excellent.

 

[stavros]

Both Westkust albums are very good, from 2015 and 2019:

 

[Griff]

Gave 'The Great Dismal' a go, but it didn't do much for me.

Just stuck that Vanera 4 album on, and liking it so far, one tune in.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

BDRMM ripped off by a promoter…the lack of help and support for artists in the UK is pitiful and increasingly closes it off except for the privileged. Let’s hope their crowdfunder saves the tour…

 

[SpookyFrank]

Really been enjoying this album. It's all simple melodies and a pretty limited palette of sounds but the gets so much richness from them.

Also I'm pretty sure she's managed to use the 'cocteaus guitar' sampler patch from Reason and make it not sound shit, which is something I've often tried to do and failed.

 

[AverageJoe]

Gave 'The Great Dismal' a go, but it didn't do much for me.

Just stuck that Vanera 4 album on, and liking it so far, one tune in.

Black Paws on that Vanera 4 album.

Must have played it 40 times on repeat.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Black Paws on that Vanera 4 album.

Must have played it 40 times on repeat.

Eidolon is the best one, with that New Order-esque bass hook (no pun intended).

 

[pesh]

No. Metal Shells…

 

[stavros]

Black Paws on that Vanera 4 album.

Must have played it 40 times on repeat.

Eidolon is the best one, with that New Order-esque bass hook (no pun intended).

3 Studies for a Portrait is the one I look forward to the most, even though it often brings a tear to my eye.

 

[Griff]

Must admit I'm not a fan of the term 'shoegaze' it conjures up visions of teenage angst, but it appears an awful lot of stuff I really like comes under that label.

Probably my favourite album of 2019 which still sounds brilliant:



Probably my favourite tune of last year:



Loving Black Paws btw!

 

[Smokeandsteam]

One million times I will say Venera 4. Staggeringly good:

Excellent shout this. The album is excellent. I particulalry love Eidolon.

 

[hitmouse]

I reckon Flesh World are probably new-ish and shoegaze-ish enough to qualify:

 

[AverageJoe]

I guess 2021 is newish.

 

[marty21]

Slowdive have a new one out next month.

And Parannoul has been pretty good so far, even if no one knows who he or she is, other than they're from Korea:

I'm loving the new Slowdive , I wasn't aware of them when they were first around , making up for that now.

 

[braindancer]

I'm loving the new Slowdive , I wasn't aware of them when they were first around , making up for that now.

Likewise. It's great. Their previous one from 2016 or so was also superb - both of them up there with the old classics I think

 

[Smokeandsteam]

Back in the 90’s Slowdive were one of the music press's most reviled bands and their work was constantly (and ridiculously) attacked. I can’t think of a band who’ve come back, and come back so triumphantly, in such a way. It’s not just their old fans either, they’ve got a relevance now and an audience that is getting younger. Fair play to them. They are brilliant and always have been.

 

[MysteryGuest]

I'm digging Taleen Kali's album of something called Riotgaze



Which has a fun video on YT featuring Neil out of the Young Ones on guitar

 

[chilango]

"Drum n Gaze" anyone?