New Subscriber Playlist: “The New New Gaze”
This month’s subscriber-only playlist and podcast episode highlights the modern state of shoegaze.
Shoegaze & Dream Pop
With their shared focus on moody sonics, dreamy guitars, and wispy vocals, there’s a lot of overlap between shoegaze and dream pop. The former arose during the late ’80s British music scene, and was originally a term of derision. The latter was coined by A.R. Kane to describe their sound, and later expanded to encompass numerous bands.
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Slowdive and Drab Majesty (The Truman, Kansas City) by Slowdive and Drab Majesty (2024)
This was a tough one for me. On the one hand, there are two excellent bands, including one of my fa…
My Favorite Songs of 2023: The Declining Winter, Depeche Mode, Everything But the Girl, Slowdive
The year brought us beautifully pastoral post-rock, the triumphant return of some musical icons, synth-heavy shoegaze, and more.
Slowdive, Live at Roundhead Studios
A brief but beautiful four-song set from the shoegaze legends.
Love Spirals Downwards, Live in Mexico City, February 1996
A too-short concert clip from one of the shining lights of the ’90s “darkwave” scene.
New Subscriber Playlist: “Catching the Breeze”
This month’s subscriber-only playlist and podcast episodes (yes, plural!) highlight the music and influence of Slowdive.
30 Years in Heaven or Las Vegas
30 years after its release, the Cocteau Twins’ 1990 masterpiece has lost none of its beauty or magic.
Watch Slowdive on Pitchfork Live (and Listen to a Bonus Track)
Slowdive’s Pitchfork Live performance accentuates the great continuity between their oldest and newest material.
12 of My Favorite Slowdive Songs
I’ve compiled this list to celebrate the release of Slowdive’s first new album in over two decades.
Pitchfork’s Slowdive Documentary Is a Satisfying Look at Shoegazer History
It’s deeply enjoyable, and even a little moving for this fan, to see Slowdive vindicated after all these years.
Concert Review: Slowdive & Low (October 31, 2014, Minneapolis, MN)
All I can think is that I’ve waited two decades for this moment… and it is everything I could’ve hoped for.