Shoegaze

[holden]

Agree with the Lush.
How about some Explosions in the Sky, or The Album Leaf or Mogwai?

Personally, i've always felt "shoegaze" to be a very limited, niche genre. It was well and good when i was a moody, depressed college kid. But we all grow up, and life's frankly more serious than the sentiments of this music express. I guess, if it gets you though whatever and scores your sentimental gloom, that's great. Once you've got bills and job deadlines, the adolescent "charm" kind of wears off...

[Flywaver]

Originally Posted by holden

Agree with the Lush.
How about some Explosions in the Sky, or The Album Leaf or Mogwai?

Personally, i've always felt "shoegaze" to be a very limited, niche genre. It was well and good when i was a moody, depressed college kid. But we all grow up, and life's frankly more serious than the sentiments of this music express. I guess, if it gets you though whatever and scores your sentimental gloom, that's great. Once you've got bills and job deadlines, the adolescent "charm" kind of wears off...

But alot of bands were too young at the time when there debut albums were that sound.. Ride, The Verve, and Slowdive too i believe progressed to the beginnings of the Britpop genre

[Leon]

I've come to love Bowery Electric's Beat. At first I only liked a few tracks on the album that had a more electronic influence, but I'm really into the guitar stuff now, I love it.

[stimpee]

Leon:

AMUSEMENT PARKS ON FIRE

Een muur van geluid met gitaren die loeien als stofzuigers. Bij voorkeur gespeeld door een stel gasten die naar hun schoenen staren. Amusement Parks On Fire tapt flink uit het vaatje van de uitvinders van de shoegaze (My Bloody Valentine), maar dan wél met verstaanbare zang over melodieuze en hypnotische gitaarrock. Die stevige sound wordt afgewisseld met strijkers en soundscape-achtige passages die bijna IJslands aandoen. Logisch, de laatste plaat Out Of The Angeles is in de studio van de IJslanders opgenomen. Deze tour wordt begeleid door nieuw werk middels de EP Young Fight, het derde album staat gepland voor begin 2010. Oordoppen verplicht!

13.11.09 | Effenaar - Eindhoven | tickets
14.11.09 | Patronaat - Haarlem | tickets
15.11.09 | EKKO - Utrecht | tickets

[Leon]

Thanks, will keep it in mind.

Anyway, did I already mention Working For A Nuclear Free City? Some of you probably know them already, but if you don't, there's every reason to do it immediately. Get Businessmen & Ghosts and you're set. Just discovered how amazing the second disc actually is.