The Shoegaze revival seems fully realized. Saw Slowdive last night and the majority of the crowd was in early twenties and even late teens. Last time I saw them it was parents with their kids. Now those kids took over …
For Grandaddy fans out there, this Jason Lytle solo performance from Friday night, filmed in full, is a treat. He plays tons of old tracks. First track, in fact, is a Sophtware Slump b-side.
Having one of those "why on earth have I never heard of this band until now" moments. The Fust album Genevieve. Streaming service algorithms are stupid for never rec'ing this to me.
Whenever one of my playlists ends and spotify plays random songs they always play these bands Glass Animals and Imagine Dragons. After years of this happening, I'm starting to get offended. How does the algorithm not know me better by now.
Slowdive posted some new east coast dates in Nov. Can't believe I went from thinking I'd never see them live 8 years ago, to heading to my third show post-reunion.
If you are a fan of Mew, check out the band Лензвук with a similar sound and instrumentation tendencies. First two tracks on this recent EP are so good.
You can stream the new Kishi Bashi album, which isn't out till August 23rd rn, for like 12 more hours if you are a member of Joyful Noise VIP (5 bucks a month)!
Haley Heynderickx loves playing small towns in NE! I just saw her in Western, MA, and she's already coming back to the area in June. Amazing for a Pacific Nor'westerner
Dang … Tree House Brewery in Western MA killing it after expanding from 1.5k to 5k for attendance at their summer stage. Next show announced is Andrew Bird with Amadou & Mariam! Yes