I’ve never been a hardcore shoegaze disciple or anything but I do like the genre and this American label, out of Texas, has quietly been releasing some of the best stuff the past few years (also check out the new EP from New Jersey’s Deardarkhead). Anywho, funny thing about this band is that they’re based… Continue reading High Violets at Dagger Zine
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Witching Waves at Dagger
This U.K. trio’s 2014 debut, Fear of Falling Down completely passed me by, but this one, a domestic release on HHBTM, surely didn’t. Along with bands like Joanna Gruesome and Veronica Falls they’d seem to have some cacophonous brethren in their homeland and I also hear bits of Sonic Youth, The Vaselines and Shop Assistants… Continue reading Witching Waves at Dagger
deardarkhead at Dagger
My initial thought was, “Damn….no vocals sooo… it’s an instrumental record?!” I wasn’t real happy, but after several listens I really like this. Oh sure, I wish they still had a vocalist (their previous vocalist Mike Amper left several years ago and has yet to be replaced) but I’m not complaining (too much). This South… Continue reading deardarkhead at Dagger
Great Lakes at Dagger
Records by the Great Lakes have been a bit sporadic, 5 in the last 16 years but it’s ok as I know one will appears sooner or later. The “band” is basically the work of one Ben Crum though for each record he gets a ton of friends to add their magic. Early on, when… Continue reading Great Lakes at Dagger
Postal Blue at Dagger Zine
Wow, this was certainly a pleasant. I’d always really liked this Brazilian indie pop band and have previous releases by them on the Shelflife and Drive In labels. I believe the last we heard from them was on a Cloudberry Records release in 200 (in 2006 he also released the Road to Happiness ep on… Continue reading Postal Blue at Dagger Zine
Try the Pie at Dagger
One thing I’ve always liked about Athens, GA’s HHBTM (Happy Happy Birthday to Me) label is that though it does release plenty of indie pop music it doesn’t just stick to that one genre (like a lot of indie pop labels do). With HHBTM you never really know what you’re gonna get. Take this band… Continue reading Try the Pie at Dagger
Static Daydream at Dagger
First off, I had wondered what had happened to the shoegaze bands Skywave and Ceremony (not the Matador Records one) and well, I’ve found out. The man behind both of those bands, Paul Baker has resurfaced as Static Daydream along with his ladyfriend Jamie Casey. Oh sure, from the first few notes you can tell… Continue reading Static Daydream at Dagger
Presents for Sally at Dagger
So it’s on the Saint Marie label which I like so that was a plus and I like the minimal cover of all orange with a few drawings of black birds and the words Presents for Sally in block letters at the bottom got me interested as well. Put it on and it didn’t grab… Continue reading Presents for Sally at Dagger
Mind Brains at Dagger
Man, you never know what you’ll get coming out of Athens GA. You’ll recognize a few of the names here form other bands (ie: Eric Harris) and this is all over the map. Weirded-out psych pop one minute and Krautrock the next. (check out “Body Horror”). A bit too out there for me, but it… Continue reading Mind Brains at Dagger
Fireworks at Dagger
I loved the single and was waiting with bated breath for the full-length. Well, here it is and it’s a doozie. Matthew and Emma run the show here, he on guitar/vocals and she on vocals/tambourine. Isabel and Shaun (Charman, he of the Wedding Present and Popguns) round out the rhythm section) and the songs come… Continue reading Fireworks at Dagger