Shoegaze and metal sound like a musical oxymoron, but somehow Philadelphia collective bottomshelf merge the two together to make something jaw-droppingly brilliant.
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Discover This: Broken Girls From Affluent Backgrounds
As far as eye-catching band names go, Broken Girls From Affluent Backgrounds is right up there with our favourites. And our intrigue was only deepened by the first words out of their mouths being "We're the four horsemen of the sonic apocalypse - bringing beautiful chaos to the musical landscape."
Introducing: Oceans Over Alderaan
Another GigRadar first today as we introduce you to a band named after a Star Wars reference, in Blackpool's Oceans Over Alderaan - a fictional planet in the popular sci-fi movies. The band fuse atmospheric rock and shoegaze with doom-pop, math and post-rock, which they summarise as "pretentious arty nonsense." But let's start with that... Continue Reading →
Introducing: Atlas : Empire and their intriguing tech-themed concept album
In addition to an exciting alt-rock meets post-rock sound Glasgow's Atlas : Empire have deepened the intrigue with a concept album focusing on the human race's growing reliance on technology.
Introducing: Sejd
It's not too often we receive instrumental rock music in the GigRadar inbox but when we do, we generally love it. So we're really excited to introduce a Swedish band that's honed a deliciously diverse post-rock, shoegazey sound borne out of combining a multitude of instruments. Indeed, Malmö's Sejd includes... deep breath... Mårten Wiklund (electric guitar,... Continue Reading →
Introducing: MØL
Green and purple. Peanut butter and jam (jelly) - wait, that one definitely doesn't work. Chocolate and sausages (seriously, try it). All of these things absolutely definitely shouldn't go together, but somehow they just kind of work when they do. That same sentiment should also apply to the fusion of Black Metal with Shoegaze. Yet... Continue Reading →
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