Shoegazing in 2017 with a reunited Slowdive
Slowdive’s best material is Souvlaki, and their latest album is successful enough overall that it isn’t going to be detrimental to their legacy
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The Jesus and Mary Chain: Damage and Joy | Is Candy Still Dead?
With nostalgic reunions gaining popularity and shoegaze losing steam, where does The Jesus and Mary Chain's new album Damage and Joy fit in?
Phil’s Phive: The Other Good Music of September 2016 Edition
Welcome back to Phil's Phive, the worst monthly editorial in the history of blogs! This time around, we tackle September's under-the-radar releases.
Miserable: Uncontrollable | Dense, Moody, and Foreboding
Dense, moody, and foreboding are three words that came to mind during my initial listen of Miserable's Uncontrollable. Miserable isn't miserable.
Your Soundtrack to Spring – Phosphene’s Breaker EP
Like the season in which it's been released, Phosphene's Breaker transitions from the melancholy of darker days into the promise of a lighter spring.
Deftones – Gore: A Long-term Relationship
Your relationship with Deftones' Gore will be just as vast and complex as mine is, or perhaps it won’t make you feel anything at all. I'm still deciding.
Is The Joy Formidable’s Hitch the Death of Modern Shoegaze?
The Joy Formidable stripped away their fancy layers to give us what we fell in love with on Hitch, but were they that special in the first place.
Album Review: School of Seven Bells – SVIIB
SVIIB is not a door closing on School of Seven Bells, it’s a door opening into the rest of Alejandra Deheza’s life and career. SVIIB is excellent.
Review: Lush – Chorus (Box Set)
Lush's new box set, Chorus is as good as place as any to start – or to rediscover - one of Britain's most overlooked bands, explains M. Milner.
Album Review: Pinkshinyultrablast – Grandfeathered
Pinkshinyultrablast's Grandfeathered unleashes something from deep within, and encapsulates the notion that music doesn’t have to follow staid conventions.