School of Seven Bells

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Man Without Country’s “Foe”

Man Without Country's Ryan A. James. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
Here's a track I nearly forgot about. And for no good reason.  Because Man Without Country's 2012 single "Foe" is a stunningly good piece of synth-based wall of sound, kinda like shoegaze, but littered with electronics … maybe synth-gazer … I don't know.Whatever you call it, it reminds me a lot of early M83, circa …

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School of Seven Bells’ “Half Asleep”

School of Seven Bells' Alejandra de la Deheza & Benjamin Curtis. Photo by Abbey Drucker; sourced from artist's Facebook.
Here's "Half Asleep" from New York's School of Seven Bells.  It's kinda symbolic of where my headspace is right now. It's also the first song I heard by them. And I still consider it one of their best.  SVIIB's music gets thrown in the indie mix of dream pop and shoegaze, with an emphasis on …

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