Category: Shoegaze
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Jeniferever – Spring Tides
I am not going to tell you that I have been a fan for years and I am excited for the new release “Spring Tides” from this Swedish foursome, but in fact I now am excited having just started listening. After a few spins to the lead off promo track, I think I am going…
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New American Analog Set (Well Newly Released Anyway…)
Compilation of unreleased and previously vinyl only releases by The American Analog Set from the years 2000 through 2005. This collection of live set favorites and greatest hits that never were. The American Analog Set “Stoney Chariots” (mp3) from “Hard to Find: Singles and Unreleased 2000-2005” (Hometown Fantasy) The American Analog Set “Make It Take…
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If You Haven’t Heard – The Vega Star
Sorry I have been remiss on the “If You Haven’t Heard” series here on Slowcoustic, but we have someone that you need to hear…if you haven’t heard. It’s corny I know, but sometimes it is simply a fact, The Vega Star is a band you will want to hear. The Vega Star are a Wisconsin…
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Modicom’s “Ice Storm” makes an appearance in Calgary, more or less.
So remember when I bitched out National Geographic for showing a ridiculous photo of a snowy Calgary, Alberta and titled it “Spring in Calgary” a few posts ago? Well, I am here to “eat crow” and say that damn it, I woke up to snow everywhere…on the first weekend in Spring (check a flickr photo…
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Played Out – New, Old, Unknown, Almost Popular Playlist?
It is true, I am delving into the fray (not the band, cuz that’s weird) and putting out a Sunday Mixlist. It is almost a blogger tradition to put out playlists/mixtapes/themed musical collections. I tend to try and theme some (see ladies night/men’s night), but sometimes I find it a bit of a chore to…
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Album to look forward to: Weinland – “Breaks In The Sun”
Upcoming on April 21st, 2009 – Badman Recording Company is releasing the next album from Weinland called “Breaks In The Sun”. If you are familiar with Weinland, you will know it will be an album of rich textrure and at times ethereal acoustic melodies. Believe me, it is that good. If by chance you find…
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Post Rock Instrumental Evening – Montreal’s Torngat Is Invited.
Montreal Quebec’s ambient power trio Torngat create majestic instrumental music that is at times as breathtaking as the glorious Quebec mountain range from whom they take their name. Torngat return with “La petite Nicole”, the follow up to the critically acclaimed 2007 effort, “You Could Be”. This time around the band is sporting a grittier,…
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husband&wife – “Dark Dark Woods”
I have previously posted on husband&wife (yes, there is no space in the band name – it is like its one word) and I have been advised that today (Jan. 29th) there will be an appearance from h&w on the indie hit-maker Daytrotter. This is exciting, I think the new album (due on Feb. 24th…
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Fields of Industry – Michigan wins again!
Fields of Industry…kind of like “Captains of Industry” only like with a field, or something with a touch more hazy drug influenced backgrounds. So, yeah. What is going on here is some indie-psych soundtrack from Lansing Michigan entitled “Fields of Industry”. I am fairly new to FoI and not necessarily up to date with my…
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Lamenting for Summer
Jihae’s “Best Thing” Video…I miss summer. Here in Calgary, it is getting colder, darker and wintery. Although as a Canadian, it isn’t really that cold, but still, there seems to be less “frolicking through the fields to the local pond for a dip”…and in saying that, I give you summer. Just a little reminder…. ~Smansmith
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Twin Cats – Up North (2008)
Some Monday listening for y’all today in the form of Joseph Murphy’s “Twin Cats“. While Murphy is not new to creating and performing music, this is a bit of a new project for Murphy. “Up North” as an album feels and listens like a transition to something new, a beginning of Twin Cats itself (both…