Two legendary bands that defined two strongly related, if not inseparable, genres: A.R. Kane (interview) & My Bloody Valentine; Dream pop & Shoegaze. Textures & Reverb that is textures\/reverb. In brief, this column will gather 10 present-day shoegaze/dream pop (and around) tracks you should experience and very much likely won’t find anywhere else on the web, at least as a whole! So, pick up your glide guitar and relish the wall of sound.
The Lylacs – ‘Bliss’
Mount Mural – ‘Sickboy’
Bank Myna – ‘Aurora (Vi Ska Sova)’
Virgins at Heart – ‘Shaken Baby’
Lou Canon – ‘Invisible Desire’ (Époque Selector Remix)
1st Base Runner – ‘WXW’
T. G. Shand – ‘Seats’
Tony’s Tears – ‘Gazing at the Border’
Buff Ginger – ‘You Corpse’
Bound – ‘The Bellows’
Compiled by: Christos Doukakis