Two legendary bands that defined two strongly related, if not inseparable, genres: A.R. Kane (interview) & My Bloody Valentine; Dream pop & Shoegaze. Textures & Reverb that is textures\/reverb. In brief, this column will gather 10 present-day shoegaze/dream pop (and around) tracks you should experience and very much likely won’t find anywhere else on the web, at least as a whole! So, pick up your glide guitar and relish the wall of sound.
Letting Up Despite Great Faults – ‘Corners Pressed’
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Daisy Coburn – ‘Ultrasound’
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Split Aura – ‘In Zita’s Room’
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Smotherly Love – ‘Two Flights Up’ (Feat. Laura Shaw)
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Flower Face – ‘Cornflower Blue’
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Lea Willms – ‘Blood Runs Red’
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Farewell Horizontal – ‘Boring Dreams’
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Findlay – ‘Strange One’
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Drew Elliott – ‘Is It All You Ever Wanted?’
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NKLS – ‘On The Side’
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Compiled by: Christos Doukakis