As we said in our list of the Best Music Of 2017—as we say every year—winnowing all the thousands of albums that are released annually down to a mere 20, based on trying to find consensus among our reviewers’ widely differing tastes, is a difficult and, ultimately, meaningless task. Music is among the most subjective…
Even at just over six months old, 2017 has already given us more than enough good music to fill playlists from here until December—enough that it would be fine, really, if everyone just took a knee until next year. It’s also been an unusually busy year for comebacks: High-profile returns from the ’00s indie-rock class…
Every Friday, dozens of new records are released into the wild. Some make big splashes, and others sink almost immediately. For most music consumers, it’s almost too much information, and save for those precious few who spend their hours glued to review sites and release calendars, it’s hard to know what’s coming out…
A couple weeks ago, the reunited shoegaze band Slowdive released its first song in 22 years, the peppy and powerful “Star Roving.” Now the band has announced a North American tour that will kick off this May. Though it’s only a scant five dates, it shows that Slowdive is getting back in the swing of being a band again…
2017 is already proving to be a frenetic year for artists who make dreamy music, with several new albums from reunited classic shoegaze veterans on the horizon. The Jesus And Mary Chain recently teased its first new album in 18 years, March’s Damage And Joy; Ride is planning to release its first new record since 1996;…
Aside from the first time these bands were popular in the ’90s, there’s never been a better time to be a shoegaze fan. One of the more prominent recently revived shoegaze bands is Slowdive, which went on a world tour that included a set at the Pitchfork Music Festival last year. And although frontman Neil Halstead…
With a beat that pulsates like a racing heart, Twin Shadow provides a perfect tune to wiggle to with “Five Seconds.” The lyrics, however, reveal a much harsher reality, in which the singer struggles with a closed-off lover, singing “Five seconds in your heart / Straight to your heart / I can’t get to your heart.” The…
When pioneering British shoegazers Slowdive announced a reunion earlier this year, it was unclear whether the band was actually really into it, or it just wanted to earn some quick nostalgia cash. But it seems the band is keen on reliving the glory of the ’90s, as so many are wont to do these days, with a massive tour…
