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Sunbeam Sound Machine’s “Talking Distance” & Others

Sunbeam Sound Machine's 2019 album "Goodness Gracious," featuring the single "Talking Distance."
Okay, I've been lagging on the posts this month. But I have a good excuse. I chipped a molar and had to get a root canal. Yeah, seriously. So things have been a little weird … or numb … or both. Anyway, all that talk is just for some context. So if tonight's post goes …

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Taking a “Long Holiday” with Flyying Colours

Flyying Colours. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
Gonna start the week (belatedly) with Aussie psychedelic shoegaze act Flyying Colours, and their 2016 single "Long Holiday." This isn't necessarily my favorite song this Melbourne fourpiece has crafted. But it's definitely one of their more listener friendly and accessible tracks, particularly for those who aren't acclimated to kaleidoscopic six-string soundscapes of sculptured fuzz and …

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Lowtide’s “Southern Mind”

Lowtide. Photo by Jamieson Moore; sourced from artist's Facebook.
Tonight's aural addiction is fixated on Melbourne-based Lowtide, a stunning guitar-based shoegaze-styled band that I can't stop listening to. The track that hooked me is "Southern Mind,"  a seemingly endless echo chamber of fuzzed-out reverb and expansive vocal cascades.  It possesses a sound that creates spaces within spaces, all crafted with guitar-fused textures that feel …

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Gypsy & the Cat’s “Zombie World”

Gypsy & the Cat's Xavier Bacash & Lionel Towers. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
I'm suffering from a bit of cold, so I'm going to keep today's postings brief. Let's start Tuesday with "Zombie World," an import from Melbourne, Australia, courtesy of indie pop duo Gypsy & the Cat.  It's an immensely catchy, semi-danceable, synth-styled, dream-pop tune that's totally inoffensive, almost lightweight, but all feel-good.  I'm finding it's working …

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