The influential shoegaze band looks back on their career and shares advice for the next generation of musicians.
Shoegaze
DARKLANDS: TURNING A BREAK-UP INTO A BUILD-UP
With a bit of friendly convincing and the usual self-doubt, Providence’s emo punk act finds their sound for their new record.
WHEEL OF TUNES: NO JOY
Fresh off three new EPs, the reluctant shoegaze band talks goth weddings, elder cats, and the weird theme song for the Montreal Canadiens.
FOTOBOM: SLOWDIVE, CHERRY GLAZERR @ THE PARADISE
One of the secrets to their success is that, as shoegaze bands go, they are more interested in the backbone of the song than all the swirly bits that hang around it.
KINDLING: LOVE AND LOSS IN THE TIME OF SHOEGAZE
How the Easthampton shoegaze group turned their new album into a beautiful, full-blown fire.
OLDSOUL: LOWER YOUR GUARD FOR THE LOWELL SCENE
That buzzy, warm, emo sound you hear? That’s oldsoul, and they’re on the brink of bursting out from Lowell's city limits.
ALBUM PREMIERE: KID MOUNTAIN – TRINKLES
Bright, shimmering, almost glittering--"Trinkles" is a testament to Kid Mountain's staying power in the Boston scene. A worthy followup to Happies, let it be your soundtrack to the first foray into spring.
REVIEW: A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW AT GREAT SCOTT
The '80s may have been a while ago, but A Sunny Day in Glasgow are giving today's generation the scope of shoegaze they thought they would never see live.