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Hammock 'Love In The Void'
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Review: Hammock ‘Love In The Void’

24th January 20238th March 2023 Lee Beamish Hammock, Post-Rock, Shoegaze

Eleven albums into a career, you would have thought any band would be set with their sound, and either be

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Drowse 'Wane Into It'
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Review: Drowse ‘Wane into It’

14th November 202221st December 2022 Lee Beamish Drowse, Shoegaze, The Flenser

As 2022 is drawing to a close, we tend to get quite reflective over the past year, and for me,

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Modern Stars 'Space Trips For The Masses'
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Review: Modern Stars ‘Space Trips For The Masses’

11th November 202215th December 2022 Tim Keppie Little Cloud Records, Modern Stars, Psych, Shoegaze

In the late ‘80s/early ‘90s UK shoegaze was generally seen as a derogatory term aimed at NME bands who couldn’t

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Lore City 'Under Way' EP
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Review: Lore City ‘Under Way’ EP

6th October 202226th April 2023 Lee Beamish Ambient, Lore City, Lore City Music, Shoegaze

Since having the opportunity to review 2021s Participation Mystique, I have been watching very closely for anything coming out of

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Cold Gawd 'God Get Me The Fuck Out Of Here'
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Review: Cold Gawd ‘God Get Me The Fuck Out Of Here’

30th September 20229th December 2022 Reza Mills Cold Gawd, Dais Records, Shoegaze

It’s rare I review shoegaze, which is odd considering how I believe it to be the genre that best showcases

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Mono @ Electric Ballroom, London 16th Sept 2022 - Photo by Gemma Shaw
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Mono / Svalbard @ Electric Ballroom, London 16th September 2022

20th September 20229th December 2022 Lee Beamish Electric Ballroom, Mono, Post-Metal, Post-Rock, Shoegaze, Svalbard

Throughout my time of attending gigs, I have witnessed some truly remarkable bands and events. I remember once seeing Nine

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Boris @ Sister Bar, Albuquerque, 22nd Aug 2022 - Photo by Adam DeBary
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Boris / Nothing @ Sister Bar, Albuquerque, 22nd August 2022

30th August 20229th December 2022 Martin Williams Boris, Heavy Rock, Nothing, Shoegaze, Sister Bar

I remember fairly vividly, my two introductions to Japanese heavy, stoner, punk, drone, noise experimentalist legends Boris: I randomly purchased

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Deadhead
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Deadhead: Lee Beamish Interviews Jonny Gillard, One Half Of The Post-Rock Shoegaze Duo

20th June 20226th October 2022 Lee Beamish Deadhead, Independent, Post-Rock, Shoegaze

Since stumbling upon this band recently, purely by chance on Instagram of all places, I have had the opportunity to

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Deadhead 'Bad Dog'
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Review: Deadhead ‘Bad Dog’

6th June 202213th July 2022 Lee Beamish Deadhead, Independent, Post-Rock, Shoegaze

For all the outlets I have to source new bands, whether it be directly from these hallowed pages, via word

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Magic Shoppe 'Mono Lake'
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Review: Magic Shoppe ‘Mono Lake’

22nd March 202214th July 2022 Tim Keppie Cardinal Fuzz Records, Little Cloud Records, Magic Shoppe, Psych, Shoegaze

Hailing from Boston, Massachusetts and boasting a more than reasonable following on Bandcamp, I am informed that Magic Shoppe are

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Cloakroom 'Dissolution Wave'
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Review: Cloakroom ‘Dissolution Wave’

16th February 202228th March 2022 Richard Murray Cloakroom, Post-Rock, Relapse Records, Shoegaze

For years Cloakroom have always sat just under my radar. Friends would recommend them, but I never listened to them

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Video Premiere: Omnibadger ‘F I X’ – From The Duo’s New Album ‘Famous Guitar Licks Vol. III’
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Video Premiere: Omnibadger ‘F I X’ – From The Duo’s New Album ‘Famous Guitar Licks Vol. III’

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Following on from yesterday’s coverage of the latest aural assault from Stoke-on-Trent’s experimental duo Omnibadger and their new album Famous

Premiere: Pire ‘The Sanctuary’ – From The Bands New Album ‘Grief World’ That Drops 15th June
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