Portland quartet Growing Pains continue building anticipation for their forthcoming album Daniel Loves Mandy Forever with 'Crush,' a hazy slice of 90s-inspired shoegaze that feels as though it's drifting somewhere between memory and dream. Inspired by David Lynch's Mulholland Drive, the single embraces surrealism without losing sight of its emotional core. Kalia…
Sungaze are examining nostalgia without rose-colored glasses. ‘I’m No Longer Afraid of Heights’, the alternative band’s fullest exploration of Midwest emo to date, is a poetic track that juxtaposes the warmth of childhood memory with the stagnation of adulthood left unlived. The music video draws from real memory while remaining intentionally symbolic.…
Based in Newcastle, Hannah Robinson is a dreamgaze artist creating shoegazey alt-rock, shaped by anxiety, curiosity, romance, and emotional uncertainty. Her sound is dreamy and immersive, built around ethereal vocals, distortion-soaked guitars, and rich atmospheric textures. Through themes of people-pleasing, self-awareness, and growth, her songs trace the quiet process of learning who…
Formed in a shared East LA lockout, Clarion makes a sort of fired-up shoegaze driven by the shared intuition of members Saya Oliva (bass/vocals, she/her), Anthony Sanchez (guitar, he/him), and touring drummer Javier Flores. If they're not playing a DIY gig at a Denny’s, then they’re back in the room where it…
Manchester band The Empty Page (Kel - vox/bass, Giz - guitar, Steve - drums) has never shied away from difficult subjects. Writing on themes as diverse as climate-destroying billionaires, panic attacks, bed rot, nightclub nostalgia, victim blaming, and house cats. New single ‘Death On Our Side’ is no different, lamenting the woes…
bloom effect is a shoegaze/dream-pop trio based in Vancouver, BC. Formed by Argentine-born vocalist/bassist Jula Lafit, UK-born guitarist Craig Weighman, and drummer Tom Rappa, the band crafts ethereal yet powerful soundscapes influenced by bands like Cocteau Twins and Alvvays. This fall, they return with oscilón, a 6-song EP, out September 19. A…
Slow Crush have announced their new album, Thirst, on which the dynamic four piece further cement themselves at the forefront of rock and shoegaze. On Thirst, Slow Crush’s dynamic textures, propulsive rhythms and gauzy riffs glow bright as ever, but this time with more grit. Today they’ve shared the album’s leading single…
With bold new releases delving into darker, heavier sonic landscapes, Hannah Robinson and her band are gearing up for their most transformative year yet; selling out their first headline show of the year within hours. 2024 marked her evolution from ethereal dream pop to noisy shoegaze, but as she prepares for 2025,…
Oscillating between evocative indie rock and shoegaze brilliance, Newcastle-based dreamy rock artist Hannah Robinson has hypnotised audiences with her ability to craft music that speaks to vulnerability and nostalgia. A dark and ethereal sound; Hannah’s strong and well-defined sense of personality leaves nothing to be desired; pulling gothic melodic presences into the…
'Land of Heart's Desire' is the new single from dreampop meets shoegaze band Silent Mass. Ammo of SIlent Mass confides, "I wrote the song while reading W.B. Yeats who was a member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Yeats wrote a play entitled ‘The Land of Heart’s Desire’ about unfulfilled…
