Mar 24, 2021

Sunspire - Wildflowers (2021) - single

Sunspire is the solo project of Jack Jazrawy-Brown. A Birmingham based songwriter and producer, he combines layers of guitar, synthesiser and vocals to create hazy dream pop and dark, reflective soundscapes. His debut album "Ruins By The Sea'' is set to be released as a cassette on indie label Crafting Room Recordings on May 23rd of this year. Infused with both hook-filled melodies and poetic, emotional lyrics, each song is a highly personal glimpse into a bittersweet experience of a year perhaps not so hopeless after all.

"'Ruins By The Sea' is my first fully produced album, and the culmination of two years of song writing and producing. The first demo for the opening track, 'Sirensong,' was completed in July of 2020 in the midst of the UK's coronavirus lockdown. In comparison to much of the album, this is a rather gloomy track; inspired by myths of sailors lured onto the rocks by the siren's beautiful song, it reflects a collective time of hopelessness in all of our lives. But, as the album progresses a general sense of hope is established - despite the occasional melancholy of the lyrics, I hope that the overall message is one of joy, a reflection of a year perhaps not so full of despair after all.


The album is a serious departure from my first EP, 'Euphoria' (https://craftingroomrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/euphoria) - the lo-fi production and vague lyricism of those songs has been replaced by cleaner, catchier song writing, with new production methods being explored as the album progresses. The inclusion of acoustic guitar on many tracks is a key addition to the sound of the album, and in later songs, I also began to experiment with alternative tunings, most notably my own adaption of Nick Drake's most commonly used open tuning.


Lyrically, this album explores numerous themes - despite the sense of stagnation that 2020 introduced, personally it was a year of change, with a move across the country to the University of Birmingham. A lot of the record deals with the effect of that change, most significantly to relationships with friends and family - while some songs are wistful and reminiscent, there is a continuing sense of joy at life and change taking place, against the odds. Opening up to more personal lyrics has allowed this album to become something intensely meaningful to me personally - a record of the emotions, both painful and uplifting, that I have experienced over the past six months."

SA said: It's wonderful. One the best dreampop albums with male vocals in the last times...
 

 

 https://craftingroomrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/wildflowers

The Pivettas - Nowhere Guide (2021)

 

https://thepivettas.bandcamp.com/album/nowhere-guide

Mar 22, 2021

SHOEGAZER ALIVE PACK OF DAY - 03.22.2021

 파란노을 (Parannoul) - To See the Next Part of the Dream (2021) - shoegaze, post-rock

 

 
https://parannoul.bandcamp.com/album/to-see-the-next-part-of-the-dream 

Drugz - Druggaloz (2021) - shoegazing


https://drugzarecool.bandcamp.com/album/druggaloz

Beachy Head - Beachy Head (2021) - pre-order, shoegazing, psychedelic, Slowdive, Flaming Lips, Graveface Records


https://graveface.bandcamp.com/album/beachy-head?fbclid=IwAR32DbSn9_nzE-Y9q8eOFJcnLB-JsovFw57YBz8_92wWNNTo7CqnRfSHcww

 Relay Tapes -Daylighter (2021) - single, dreamy


https://relaytapes.bandcamp.com/track/daylighter

Aura Zorba - Glitter Days Are Gone (2021) - shoegazing, psychedelic, Shore Dive Records

 https://shorediverecords.bandcamp.com/album/glitter-days-are-gone

Bartram Haugh - Languid Empire (LP#5) (2021) - darkgaze, coldwave


https://bartramhaugh.bandcamp.com/album/languid-empire-lp-5

 Mint Julep - In A Deep And Dreamless Sleep (2021) - dreamy


https://mintjulep.bandcamp.com/

 The Death Of Pop - Seconds (2021) - shoegazing, dreamy


 


https://thedeathofpop.bandcamp.com/album/seconds

Tearjerker - Deep End (2021) - dreamy


https://tearjerker.bandcamp.com/album/deep-end


Lolitas Lovers - Big Fuss EP (2021) - Shoegazing, EP


https://lolitaslovers.bandcamp.com/album/big-fuss-ep 

 





 



 


Mar 15, 2021

SHOEGAZER ALIVE PACK OF DAY - 03.15.2021

Mashmellow - Pole Pole (EP) - dreamy, EP, pre-order



https://mashmellow.bandcamp.com/album/pole-pole-ep

Robsongs - Reinventing The Wheel E​.​P. (2021) - brazilian psychedelic, EP


 


https://robsongsoficial.bandcamp.com/album/reinventing-the-wheel-e-p

Count Florida - St (2021) - noisepop, EP


 


https://countflorida.bandcamp.com/album/count-florida


Teenage Wrist - Earth Is A Black Hole (2021) - shoegazing


https://teenagewrist.bandcamp.com/album/earth-is-a-black-hole


Alice Dreamt - The Death of Me (2021) - dreampop

 


 


https://alicedreamt.bandcamp.com/album/the-death-of-me


Señor Kino - Plantita (2021) - single, shoegazing



https://senorkino.bandcamp.com/track/plantita


SCHONWALD -Tempest​/​Neptune (2021) - darkgaze, EP


https://schonwald.bandcamp.com/album/tempest-neptune

VA - 2021 Graveface Label Sampler (2021) - dreampop, shoegaze, post-punk, indie


https://graveface.bandcamp.com/album/2021-graveface-label-sampler









Mar 9, 2021

SHOEGAZER ALIVE PACK OF DAY - 03.09.2021

Alice Gift - Blue Is Not Your Color (+ bonus tracks) (2021) - shoegazing, remixes, EP
https://cymbelinerecords.bandcamp.com/album/blue-is-not-your-color-bonus-tracks

Become The Sky - Carousel EP (2021) - Shoegazing, EP

https://becomethesky.bandcamp.com/album/carousel-ep

The Lassie Foundation - California (Remastered) (2021) - shoegaze second generation
https://lassiefoundation.bandcamp.com/album/california-remastered
This Lonely Crowd - Bellelouder (2021) - brazilian shoegaze, post-metal, blackgaze, sinewave
https://sinewave1.bandcamp.com/album/bellelouder
Yourself In Peace - White Woman - EP (2021)    Shoegazing, EP    https://yourselfinpeace.bandcamp.com/album/white-woman-ep







Mar 5, 2021

SHOEGAZER ALIVE PACK OF DAY - 03.05.2021 (Special Bandcamp Day)

 Echodrone - Resurgence (2021) - shoegaze


 https://echodrone.bandcamp.com/album/resurgence


Reveries - To Find Me Again (2021) - shoegazing


https://reveriespnw.bandcamp.com/album/to-find-me-again


Spotlight Kid - Darkwaters ep (2021) - shoegaze, EP


https://spotlightkid.bandcamp.com/album/darkwaters-ep


Ural Mountains - Synthetic Lights (2021) - shoegaze south american style


https://uralmountains.bandcamp.com/album/synthetic-lights


Under The Sun - Bloomer E​.​P (2021) - shoegazing, Matt Catling


https://brideburger.bandcamp.com/album/bloomer-e-p


SPC ECO - The Hollows / Not A Thing (2021) - dreampop, EP


https://spceco.bandcamp.com/album/the-hollows-not-a-thing


the blue herons - endless rain (2021) - dreamy, single


https://theblueherons1.bandcamp.com/track/endless-rain


Nax - Ambiente Breton (2021) - single, dreamy


https://naxmusic.bandcamp.com/track/ambiente-breton-single


Rýk - Jonquille (2021) - shoegazing, EP


https://rykgaze.bandcamp.com/album/jonquille-2