The last Sunday of every month, the doors of Southampton’s The Alexandra Beer Emporium are opened and graced with the shoes of people that, together, are more like a family than a crowd. Since May Campaign for Quiet have been putting on these monthly events to showcase some of the best music the UK’s south […]
Tag Archives: shoegaze
News: Muncie Girls and Sandlotkids announce split 7″
Indie-punks Muncie Girls have teamed up with shoegaze band Sandlotkids from Germany to release a four-song split 7″. The 7″, limited to 500 copies on vinyl, will be released on the 16th of October, and pre-orders are available now here, The release features a song by Muncie Girls taken from their forthcoming album, as well as a Ramones […]
Album Review: Walleater – I/II
Signing a band from a foreign country is not an easy decision, but for Tiny Engines, it’s easy for anyone to see why they chose Leeds, UK’s Walleater to join the likes of Restorations and The Hotelier as well as emo favourites Tigers Jaw on the Tiny Engines roster. Tiny Engines will release the band’s […]
Album Review: Airs and Nevermind Me Split
Music is everywhere. Think about what you’ve been exposed to in just the last 24 hours: TV adverts, background songs on your favourite shows and films, even casually on the radio in the car. When we are permanently exposed to sound it becomes difficult to not just differentiate between it all, but to actually listen. […]
Album Review: Whirr/Nothing Split
Whirr and Nothing have perhaps released one of the best split records of the year. Formed in 2010 by Nick Bassett (guitarist for Deafheaven and also part of Nothing), Whirr focus on the shoegaze fuzz set by giants like My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive with a heavy heart. Their darker, more distorted vision of shoegaze sits […]