‘The Garden’ by Tamaryn

After waiting for the skies to burn open in last September’s rapturous “Heavenly Bodies”, San Francisco shoegazers Tamaryn are back trudging through the dirt for their horticulturally-inclined new single, which mines imagery of cultivation to explore existential themes of rebirth and reproduction, as singer Tamaryn is left questioning the true value of something that is in fact a facsimile of the parent. In this sense, it could almost be a treatise for the band’s own existence; operating within the most hermetic and self-referential genres of the past few decades, they, too, have been saddled with frequent comparisons to progenitors like My Bloody Valentine and Mazzy Star, though on “The Garden” you’ll probably hear more of the lavish, frost-bitten drama of Siouxsie and the Banshees. But with DNA as flattering as that, their value is all the more apparent.

‘Another Day (Live)’ by Echo Lake

An anthem for daydream nation delivered by five people who seem to be way up in the clouds — their cumulus swirls of noise descending through layers of crisp, clean air until a momentous, final act rush of crashing cymbals signals their fiery re-entry. And then the song ends, we’re back to Earth, and things are all the more drab because of it. ♥

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‘Come Closer’ by Snøkred

Sweeping in just in time to shield us from the blustery Autumn winds, Norwegian band Snøkred (which fittingly translates to ‘Avalanche’) construct towering walls of sound around a full-spectrum blare of densely layered shoegaze. The sheer scope of it is quite majestic, with the already supercharged chorus of god-knows-how-many guitars supplementing piano parts that climb ever-skyward, while haloed synths provide something of a divine guiding light.

The band, too, remind us that in the coming days of Winter, in lieu of those long gone days at the beach, you can always count on the next best thing for warmth: your lover’s hot bod (or, in my case, a cat).

‘Separate Sense’ by Dreamscape

Thank goodness somebody at the fine label Kranky decided to unearth and re-appraise the recordings of early ’90s band Dreamscape. Such zeitgeist-presaging, DIY gaze-pop should never have been left to gather dust in the vaults of obscurity. The Bristol trio led by Rebecca Rawlings delivers a feminine vocal ethereality comparable to era-stalwarts Lush, while the synthetic-sounding drum machines they use to round out the rhythm section drives home their Cocteau Twins/4AD aspirations. A nine-track compilation of rare and unreleased recordings entitled La-Di-Da Recordings will be released on August 20.

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‘Forever Falling Toward the Sky’ by Vestals

A blissful ebb of pink noise from San Franciscan musician Lisa McGee that seeks to embrace you with cocoon-like intimacy. And as much as the title submits unto the infinite, it’s cyclical mantras and hypnotic rhythms too begin to feel like a therapeutic release from anxiety.

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‘Junior’ by No Joy

A swirling jolt of uptempo shoegaze with a winning combination of pleasant, soft harmonies and ecstatic punk energy. From their upcoming EP called Negaverse, which, taken together with their band name, feels kind of misrepresentative of their sublimely exhilarating sound.

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Alan Watts - Lee’s Child [GT Track of the Week]

Duelling vocal tracks interlock over swirling soft noise like the radio dial is stuck between two transmissions from Planet Shoegaze — a drone so Sonic Youthian I’m going to go ahead and assume the titular Lee refers to Lee Ranaldo.

‘Even The Blind’ by Echo Lake

With its introductory cavernous echoes being quickly swept aside by dulcet voices beckoning “Let’s go outside tonight, and look at the sky this time”, this first taste from their much anticipated debut LP Wild Peace sounds very much like a coming out statement for the band, who up till now had walled their bountiful soundscapes in thick layers of distortion. Their expansive sound yearns for spacious runtimes and clean frequencies, the likes of which a professionally produced full-length can afford, and it’ll be thrilling to see how they’ll stretch creatively.

The five minute Even The Blind is a beautiful and vivid starting point. You can practically hear the twinkle in the stars and feel the breathy textures of singer Linda Jarvis’ weaving vocals, with no sonic tide to wash any of those details away.

‘Moonstruck’ by The Megaphonic Thrift

The Norwegian super-group’s contribution to the current spacey zeitgeist (following on from Air, Frankie Rose, Newt Gingrich etc.) utilises glittery guitar effects and listless vocals to create a wonderful aurora of shoegaze. It’s a much more serene counterpart to the album’s aggressive and driving opener Tune Your Mind. You can stream the rest of their loud new debut at the source.

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‘Spies’ by Warrior Line

Percolating industrial shoegaze from LA that feels like a four minute resurrection of ’80s era 4AD. I can’t get enough.

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‘Summer Time (Live on KEXP)’ by Ringo Deathstarr

Lake Placid Blue Fender Jaguar covered in stars dot com slash want.

‘Too Long’ by Love Of Diagrams

The Melbourne trio’s first new material since 2009 comes in the form a new 7” Single called In My Dream, but the B-Side’s dizzying frenzy of shoegaze/punk is much more of a comeback statement.

‘Tune Your Mind’ by The Megaphonic Thrift

Made up from members of four different Norwegian groups, Megaphonic Thrift’s sprawling sound encompasses everything from messy noise-rock, to sharp, riff-laden punk to psychedelic shoegaze, all of which are evident here in Tune Your Mind, the lead track from their upcoming sophomore LP. It’s a title AND a user guide on how to approach their music.

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‘Sage Along My Life’ by Go Cozy

Head Underwater posted a song of theirs yesterday but I’m totally gravitating to their new B-side, which sounds like a feather-light Slowdive.