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Review: Beans ‘Less Louder’

6th October 20266th October 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Beans, Dream Pop, Fuzz Club Records, Rock

Sometimes, when reading the press releases accompanying new albums, one has to be careful not to be swayed by the

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Review: Pyramids ‘Pythagoras’

8th August 20258th August 2025 Rob Walsh Blackgaze, Dream Pop, Electronic, Pyramids, The Flenser

Pythagoras was a Greek mathematician and philosopher that many modern scholars are still stumped on several millennia later, unsure of

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Review: Mess Esque ‘Jay Marie, Comfort Me’

10th April 202510th April 2025 Lee Beamish Alternative, Drag City, Dream Pop, Mess Esque

One thing that has always sparked my interest on my musical journey in life is when I come across a

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Review: Venamoris ‘To Cross Or To Burn’

27th February 202530th December 2025 Reza Mills Dave Lombardo, Dream Pop, Ipecac Recordings, Paula Lombardo, Venamoris

Venamoris debut Drown In Emotion made the number one spot of my Top Ten of 2023, so when I learnt

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Review: Eye ‘Dark Light’

15th May 202415th May 2024 Nessie Spencer Doomgaze, Dream Pop, Eye, New Heavy Sounds

Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard may have chosen the worst possible name for a doom band, but they certainly delivered some

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Review: JuJu ‘Apocalypse Is God’s Spoiler’

20th March 202420th March 2024 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Dream Pop, JuJu, Shoegaze, Sister 9 Recordings

After the release of his 2021 fourth album La Que Sabe under the moniker of JuJu, Palermo, Sicily’s most honourable

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Review: Herself ‘Spoken Unsaid’

28th February 202428th February 2024 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Dream Pop, Gioele Valenti, Herself, Urtovox Records

Herself, a name that sounds like something out of a chilling film, perhaps a Hitchcockian thriller, but who is hiding

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Review: Dreamwheel ‘Redeemer’ EP

10th November 202310th November 2023 Reza Mills Dream Pop, Dreamwheel, Nefarious Industries, Shoegaze

Dreamwheel are a new project that features Evan Linger (Skeletonwitch/Cultist) on guitars/bass/piano/synth and Julia Gaeta (Madrigal/Albez Duz/Restless Ghosts/Light Of The

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Review: Mad Honey ‘Satellite Aphrodite’

20th September 202320th September 2023 Lee Beamish Deathwish Inc, Dream Pop, Mad Honey, Shoegaze, Sunday Drive Records

Recently I found myself exposed, via the power of the internet, to a band. It’s a band who I couldn’t

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Venamoris 'Drown In Emotion'
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Review: Venamoris ‘Drown In Emotion’

26th January 20238th March 2023 Reza Mills Dave Lombardo, Dream Pop, Paula Lombardo, Three One G, Venamoris

I noticed a curious phenomenon while watching Amoeba Records ‘What’s In My Bag’ series recently, a lot of the metal

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Premiere: Bliss Mountain Vol.2 2026 – Conny Ochs, Might, Jacke Schwarz & Fire Artist Johanna Marie
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11th November 202612th November 2026 Lee Edwards

There is something inherently pure about music stripped of towering stage setups, corporate sponsors, and barriers. Back in August, our

Premiere: Ensemble Tikoro ‘Tortoise’ – New Album Lands 23rd October via Jangjang Records
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