Comprised of Aaron Closson (guitar and vocals), best known as a member of The Hourly Radio and multi-instrumentalist Nolan Thies, best known as a member of N?TIONS, Brooklyn-based shoegaze duo The Blessed Isles specialize in a sound that is heavily indebted to 80s Brit Pop, New Wave and of course, shoegaze; in fact, as you’ll… Continue reading Blessed Isles at Joy of Violent Movement
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Blessed Isles at Primal Music Blog
Brooklyn based experimental shoegazing duo ‘The Blessed Isles’ are about to unleash their debut full length album entitled‘Straining Hard Against The Strength Of Night’ to the masses via the ever reliable Saint Marie Records on the 20th May 2016. The first single to be taken from the aforementioned album is called ‘Caroline’ and it highlights… Continue reading Blessed Isles at Primal Music Blog
High Violets at Primal Music Blog
With the sheer momentum of Slowdive, splendid melodies of Cocteau Twins, the ethereal sounds of Secret Shine, and smooth outpour of musical purity of The Sundays, the band beloved by so many in their home town of Portland, Oregon grace the music scene once again and blow our minds with truly beautiful sonic bliss. This… Continue reading High Violets at Primal Music Blog
deardarkhead at Stereo Embers
Spooky. Liminal. Wrapped in gleaming smoke while twisting mirrors into ribbons. Vast of inference, flocked with spires of melody, circling you like a sonic Möbius strip, the noise Deardarkhead make invites more mystery than it solves which is almost certainly the point but what’s that matter when they sound as beguilingly gorgeous as this? History… Continue reading deardarkhead at Stereo Embers
Bloody Knives at Impose
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High Violets at Fadeawayradiate
The High Violets are our favourite high-priests of Dreampop! They have been around since 1998, way before the “second wave” or nugaze, and have risen to somewhat of a Sainthood by now. The fact that they haven’t released anything since 2010 just adds to their already legendary proportions ( esp. in the US), and I… Continue reading High Violets at Fadeawayradiate
High Violets at Northwest Music Scene
We’re more than excited to be able to exclusively share with you a brand new music video from Portland shoegaze outfit The High Violets, for their latest track, “Bells,” an advanced track off Heroes and Halos, their forthcoming LP, set for release through Saint Marie Records. The bands’ first full-length LP in six years, Heroes and Halos… Continue reading High Violets at Northwest Music Scene
High Violets at Whisperin and Hollerin
I know this album’s title is a bit like Michael Monroe’s recent release Horns and Haloes but trust me it sounds nothing like that one. Instead of high octane rock and roll this proffers downbeat, shoegazing dream pop from Portland Oregon. The album opens with How I Love, a nicely enveloping song with cool repeating… Continue reading High Violets at Whisperin and Hollerin
Bloody Knives at When the Sun Hits
Breathless. Violent. Unrelenting. Euphoric. Bloody Knives’ I Will Cut Your Heart Out for This is all of these things and more. Their newest release manages to be denser and more aggressive than anything they’ve already put out, which may prove almost unfathomable to longtime listeners. Picking up where prior songs like “Peeling Away The Skin”… Continue reading Bloody Knives at When the Sun Hits
High Violets at Tiny Mix Tapes
Dang, it feels like it’s been a minute since we last heard the huge, thumbing, reverb tailed-pulse of Portland, Oregon foursome The High Violets blissfully beating inside our own woozy temples. But, come to think of it, I guess most disorientingly huge and reverb-y stained-glass cathedrals weren’t built in a day, and neither is a… Continue reading High Violets at Tiny Mix Tapes