Emma Anderson has collaborated with Julia Holter on her new single, ‘Taste The Air’, which is out now on all digital platforms.
The third rearrangement of a track from Emma’s debut solo album ‘Pearlies’ is an enchanting chamber-pop interpretation by the celebrated LA-based composer, which takes the atmospheric original and turns it into an amazingly avant-garde cross between Linda Perhacs, Broadcast and Steve Reich.
Here’s a clip from the stunning visualiser by Studio Sparks.
Watch the full thing and listen to the new single here: https://linktr.ee/emmaandersonmusic
deary have released ‘The Moth’ – their first brand new material since last year’s eponymous debut EP.
Produced by the band with Iggy B (Spiritualized), recorded at the 44ADstudio in London and the BBella Unionstudio in Brighton and mastered by Simon Scott from SSlowdive(band) the song finds the band going through an appropriately titled metamorphosis.
‘The Moth’ is dark and direct with howling guitars atop a strident breakbeat – more Curve than Cocteau Twins.
“We focused a lot on the rhythm and syncopation,” says the band’s Ben Easton. “There are counter melodies and off beat percussion. It’s very dense and immediate, with little room to breathe which adds to the claustrophobia in the subject matter.”
“I wanted to write about being drawn to things which are not good for us,” clarifies singer Dottie about the song’s lyrics. “However, that fleeting feeling of immortality is too tempting to fly away from.”
Here’s a snippet of the video, directed by LLiam Beazley Filmaka Limb.
“We decided to create a short film about someone breaking free from a mystical woodland cult,” say the band of the slightly creepy clip.
“The result is incredible thanks to Liam and some friends and family who didn’t mind sacrificing their Sunday cavorting in the woods.”
‘The Moth’ is out now on all digital platforms and check back at midday for news on a physical release. In the meantime, listen to it and watch the full video here: https://linktr.ee/dearyband
Here’s our latest T-shirt design, which is based on the old A&M records ad (“Listen To Your World”) that used to be printed on vinyl inner sleeves. (Yes, shoegaze is written as two words!)
It’s available to pre-order from now until the end of the month as a white print on black shirt or a black print on white shirt.
https://soniccathedral.bandcamp.com/merch/listen-to-shoe-gaze-t-shirt
deary revisit last year’s acclaimed debut EP for one last time with two brand new remixes.
Fellow dark-hued dreampop duo White Flowers reframe ‘Beauty In All Blue Satin’ as a gothic lament, the strident original slowed down while the drama and the atmosphere are dialled up.
Meanwhile, Lawrence Chandler of the legendary New York post-rock trip-hop duo Bowery Electric turns in a bare bones version of ‘Sleepsong’ which sounds like a sort of drowsy dubstep.
“We have always looked at Lawrence’s work with Bowery Electric as a source of inspiration for our music and we’re honoured that he wanted to tackle ‘Sleepsong’. It’s a minimal and beautiful rework,” says Ben Easton, one half of deary.
“White Flowers have long since been one of our favourites. They make such incredible music and have discovered an even darker side to ‘Beauty In All Blue Satin’, which we absolutely love!
deary play the following shows, including support slots this week with the legendary Cranes and a headline slot at the Sonic Cathedral 20th anniversary showcase at The Great Escape Festival later this month.
May 9 – Leeds – Brudenell Social Club (supporting Cranes)
May 11 – London – Islington Assembly Hall (supporting Cranes)
May 18 – Brighton – The Great Escape Festival
May 30 – Paris – Supersonic Block Party festival
June 1 – Bedford Esquires – Ceremony festival
They are also on the bill for End Of The Road Festival in August.
Listen to the new single, buy tickets etc here: https://linktr.ee/dearyep
‘Reveries’, the new album by Dawn Chorus and the Infallible Sea is out tomorrow. It will be premiering in full at 5pm (BST) / 12noon (EST) today on the WherePostRockDwells YouTube channel.
Then, tomorrow there will be a Bandcamp Listening Party at 6pm (BST) / 1pm (EST), so please join the band and myself for that.
Links all in here: https://linktr.ee/dcatisreveries
Only Iggy Pop playing Emma Anderson on BBC Radio 6 Music twice in a row! ⚡️⚡️
deary revisit last year’s acclaimed debut EP with a showstopping live recording of one of its standout tracks, the melancholy and Mazzy Star-ish ‘Want You’.
Described by singer Dottie as “a love song, simple as that”, this version was recorded at the duo’s sold-out show at London’s iconic St Pancras Old Church Music last November; in front of a rapt audience, the song really comes alive and is more affecting and intimate than its studio counterpart.
It’s out now on all digital platforms.
Listen here: https://linktr.ee/dearyep
There’s a new SHO-EGA-ZER T-shirt up for pre-order (as it’s Bandcamp Friday). SCR325 is a ‘none more black’ glossy black screen print on a black shirt (as suggested by Michael from Whitelands) and I think it might be the best yet!
Available to pre-order until March 31, shipping in April.
https://soniccathedral.bandcamp.com/merch/shoegazer-t-shirt-scr325
Here’s a teaser for the video for ‘When We See’, the new single by Not Me But Us – the new Italian duo of Bruno Bavota and K-Conjog – which is out now on all digital platforms.
The full video will be ready soon. In the meantime you can pre-order the album here ahead of its release on March 22: https://linktr.ee/nmbuofficial
The debut Whitelands album ‘Night-bound Eyes Are Blind To The Day’ is available to pre-order on Nighttime Blue and Daytime Yellow vinyl variants; the remaining Golden Eye copies will be available from the merch table on their dates with Slowdive(band) next month.
This animation shows just how clever Stuart Jones’ artwork really is – not only do the bellybands cover the band members’ eyes like a blindfold on the outer sleeve, but the centre label makes a zoetrope effect with bassist Vanessa’s eye as it spins. Genius!
Pre-order here: https://linktr.ee/whitelands2024
ICYMI there’s an incredible live album of Dean Wareham’s gigs at St Pancras Old Church Music in London 10 years ago coming on December 15. There are two double vinyl variants, limited to 250 copies each, so don't delay. Pre-order: https://linktr.ee/dwspoc
Your regular reminder that this is as good as it gets! Slowdive(band) at the Troxy last night 🤯
Here’s a clip of the new video for ‘Pieces Of Roslin’, a track from the debut Three Quarter Skies EP ‘Universal Flames’, which is out on tape and all digital platforms later this week.
“‘Pieces Of Roslin’ is a dark pop song created from a feedback loop that lent itself to being a gnarly backdrop to a lazy rhythm,” says mainman (and Slowdive(band) drummer) Simon Scott of the track which is reminiscent of Flying Saucer Attack crossed with Lazy Records-era MBV.
“The vocal melody came to me from improvising lyrics about a narcissistic lover who ruins their own life by discarding partners only to selfishly try to hoover them back up by love bombing, but ultimately failing…”
Watch Innerstrings’ full video, pre-order the EP and buy tickets for their first ever live show at Moor Beer Vaults on Friday (October 27) here: https://linktr.ee/threequarterskies
Only Iggy Pop playing the Three Quarter Skies single and name-checking Sonic Cathedral 🤯
deary will play in Liverpool on November 18 as part of the “What Music?” one-day festival at the Arts Club Liverpool.
Early bird tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at 10am...
