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Launder @ the Echoplex on 12.08.19

Launder perform at the Echoplex on 12.08.19
Just had some quick inspiration to get another back catalogue live show posted ... or at least a few moments from it. This one's from Launder, an L.A.-based indie act that dabbles in equal parts dream-pop and shoegaze, keeping things a bit gruff and rough around the edges, while still remaining blissfully melocholic and loudly …

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Death of Lovers’ “The Absolute” + Extras

Death of Lovers. Photo sourced from artist's Dia Record bio.
"The Acrobat" from the 2017 album of the same name. I'm going a bit retro tonight, as least in terms of sound and sensation. This one's called "The Absolute." It's the title track to the 2017 album of the same name, and it faithfully taps the tones and textures of the '80s neon underground and …

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Nothing’s “B&E”

Nothing. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
I've always pictured this one as a sweeping John Barry score thrown headfirst into a hailstorm of shoegaze reverb. It's from Philly act Nothing, and it's called "B&E," which probably denotes something less majestic and more criminal. But you wouldn't think it from first (or subsequent) impressions.There's a definite bombast and bluster, with layers of …

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