Orange Red is the musical project of Gothenburg, Sweden-based multi-instrumentalist Jonas Love, who has largely been influenced by shoegaze, 90s pop, Brian Eno and Angelo Badalamenti — and as a result, “Ocean,” the title track and latest single off his soon to be released EP, Ocean is comprised of twisting and turning synth chords, shimmering guitar chords, ethereal vocals and drum programming. Sonically, the song reminds me quite a bit of Dream Koala’s Odyssey EP as it has a hauntingly dreamy feel that belies it’s overall moodiness.
Category: Shoegaze
New Video: Introducing Australian Indie Rock Trio, Postblue and Their, New 120 Minutes-Era Sound
Postblue is a Melbourne, Australia-based indie rock trio that formed in Byron Bay, Australia back in 2012. And with the release of their debut EP, Lap Year, the band received national attention as they played at […]
If you’ve been frequenting JOVM over the past couple of years, you will likely be pretty familiar with the Brooklyn-based music and art collective Dead Leaf Echo. The band has a growing national and international profile as they’ve made appearances at SXSW, CMJ, NXNE, Northside Festival and the Beautiful Noise Festival, toured with and/or played one off shows with The Wedding Present, A Place to Bury Strangers, . . . And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, The Psychedelic Furs, Chapterhouse, Ulrich Schnauss, Weekend, Lorelei, The Ocean Blue, The Warlocks, Beach Fossils, and The Telescopes. They’ve had a number of singles top CMJ’s Top 20 Indie charts and have appeared on renowned indie station KEXP‘s John in the Morning twice, and on Nic Harcourt’s KCSN show.
Their 4AD Records-inspired full-length debut Thought and Language, a concept album that followed a child from his conception, through birth until he grasps thought and language was released to critical praise across the blogosphere. The follow-up to their debut full-length, true.deep.sleeper was produced by Monte Vallier, who’s best known for his work with Weekend and Wax Idols was released last year.
Currently, the members of Dead Leaf Echo are in the studio working on their sophomore full-length effort, with Vallier taking up production duties. But in the meantime, the band released a 7 inch single last month and made an appearance at the Desert Stars Festival on a bill that included Swervedriver and The Lemonheads. “Lemonheart” is the first single from the 7 inch and the song reveals a subtle change in their songwriting arppaoch as the gorgeously shimmering guitar chords jangle so subtly and are paired with forceful percussion and ethereal vocals floating just above the mix, while still remaining faithful to the shoegaze sound that has captured the attention of the blogosphere.
New Video: Introducing the Dreamy Psych Rock Sound of London’s The Pacers
The London-based psych rock quartet The Pacers can trace their origins to 2013 when the band’s founding members Alexander Friedl (guitar and vocals) and Harry Stam (guitar) met under what they’ve described as “mysterious circumstances.” Bonding […]
New Video: Pure Phase Ensemble 4 plus RIDE’s Mark Gardener’s “Morning Rise” Channels Dark Side of the Moon-era Pink Floyd
Over the past four years, Gdansk, Poland has been the host city of Space Fest, an annual festival of shoegaze, space-rock and alternative music featuring concerts, workshops for Polish and internationally-based musicians, meet and greets […]
New Audio: Native Sons, Shoegaze-Leaning, New Single “Pictures”
With members based in London UK and Brighton UK, the British indie rock trio Native Sons first caught my attention with the release of their first single “Humanise,” which was a breezy bit of Brit pop reminiscent of The Invisible Band-era Travis and […]
Live Footage: The Jesus and Mary Chain on Last Call with Carson Daly
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Live Footage: A Place to Bury Strangers on Last Call with Carson Daly
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New Audio: The Shoegazer Infused Sound of Gramma’s Boyfriend
Comprised of Haley Bonar (vocals); Jeremy Ylvisaker (guitar and synths), a member of The Cloak Ox, Alpha Consumer and a member of Andrew Bird‘s backing band; Mark Erickson (bass), Ylvisaker’s bandmate in The Cloak Ox; […]
New Video: Seapony’s Jangling, New Single “Couldn’t Be”
The Olympia, WA–based band Seapony received both national and international attention with the release of their first two full-length albums, Go With Me and Falling, and as a result the band wound up taking their sound based around the simple catchy […]
New Video: The Surreal and Dream-like New Video for Vadaat Charigim’s “Hashiamum Shokea”
With the release of their debut effort, The World Is Well Lost, the Tel Aviv, Israel-based trio Vaadat Charigim received both national and international attention for a sound that’s heavily indebted to 80s and 90s alternative rock and to […]
New Audio: Seapony’s Latest Single “Let Go” Reveals a Refined Sound
With the release of their first two albums Go With Me and Falling, the Olympia, WA–based band Seapony received both national and eventually international attention for a sound based around simple, catchy melodies with elements of shoegaze and surf rock. […]
New Video: Jennie Vee’s Swooningly Romantic Shoegaze on “Spying”
Certainly, after having stints in both Courtney Love‘s and Lana Del Rey’s backing bands, the Canadian-born, New York-based singer/songwriter and bassist Jennie Vee has received quite a bit of attention, making the recent release of […]