Dodecahedron’s “Blue”

October 26, 2018July 23, 2020

Dodecahedron’s “Blue”

Dodecahedron's 2015 album "Vacuum," featuring the single "Blue."

I honestly can't tell you a thing about Dodecahedron, except that they're not to be confused with the black metal band of the same name. I can tell you that I first heard them on a 2012 indie compilation titled "200,000 Gazes, Vol. Two," which featured numerous shoegaze and dream pop bands I'd never heard …

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October 24, 2018July 29, 2020

Desert Daze: Day 2, Part 2

An artistic response to the previous night's lightning storm that ended Tame Impala's set and temporarily shutdown Desert Daze.

I've been meaning to post this one for a few days. But you know, shit happens … So here we go ... the second half of Day 2 of Desert Daze. There's a lot great stuff that happened on this second day, and especially in the second half of the day. There's a phenomenal set …

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October 23, 2018July 23, 2020

A Couple of Cigarettes After Sex

Cigarettes After Sex perform at the Fonda Theatre on 04.28.18.

There's two Cigarettes After Sex songs that have been on my mind … their hauntingly beautiful cover of REO Speedwagon's "Keep on Loving You," and the ethereal dreaminess of "Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby." So I choose to post both.Hailing from El Paso, Texas, these ambient romantics make music that reminds me of the old …

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October 23, 2018July 23, 2020

See See Rider’s “Stolen Heart”

See See Rider's 1991 EP "Stolen Heart."

Just recommended this one to a friend this morning, so I thought, why not share it with all of you. See See Rider is one of those one-hit wonders from the early '90s that I'm guessing no one ever heard about. “Stolen Heart” is a catchy little tune that popped up during the wave of …

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October 18, 2018July 13, 2020

A Sunny Day in Glasgow’s “MTLOV (Minor Keys)”

A Sunny Day in Glasgow. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.

Here's another great blast of synth-bliss from Philadelphia's A Sunny Day in Glasgow, titled "MTLOV (Minor Keys)" Until yesterday, I was convinced these guys hailed from the U.K. Turns out they only lived there for a few years before returning stateside. Their music tends to lean towards wall-of-sound shoegaze. But I find them to be …

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