archives: Shoegaze
DIIV
These guys are all around cool. They come from a cool city (some might say the coolest city), named themselves after a cool song by a cool band (Dive by...
Twin Tigers
Fans of jungle cats may be disappointed to discover that there are approximately zero tigers in this band, let alone a pair from the same litter. Fans of good music,...
Snowblink
As we enter fall, it’s important for us to keep our minds as protected from the autumn chill as we do the rest of our body. With Snowblink we get...
The Darcys
The Darcys do not behave like a normal rock band, but they are more and more evident of a new breed of artists. Artists who find the expression of music...
Yellow Ostrich
Conventional wisdom says that “haunting” and “catchy” are two adjectives that should never share space in a band’s sound. They describe two seemly conflicting reasons for a song to stick...
Memoryhouse
Memoryhouse guide listeners through a dreamscape of human frailty, composing recitations on restraint where rhythm is tempered by ambient breezes of hushed melodies and contemplative vocals reverberate inward.
