The Sunshine Factory is the ultimate epitome of irony. Despite having a band name that sounds perky and sweet-syrupy, the themes of their songs spell out absolute melancholy. Dabbling into the Shoegaze genre gave the Alabama-based group the ability to create lush soundscapes through the utilization of heavily-distorted guitar lines, reverb, and low-fi recorded vocals. Their contemporaries in this genre would be Parisian groups such as: Alcest, M83, and Team Ghost. The latter most mentioned band hails from the city of romance, Paris, where the French thrive in different entertainment hotspots such as the world-renowned Aviation Club de France. This casino offers rounds of poker games just like what Partypoker.fr provides for online gamers, to the delight of many.

Participating in such activity is indeed proven to hone one’s skills in making sound decisions. Players also develop building their social circles as the games progress. Creativity is also encouraged during poker since coming up with unique strategies prove to be very rewarding. Since poker gets more challenging as it progresses, enthusiasts are kept up on their toes making each game more interesting than ever. Furthermore, joining in these card games stimulate one’s thinking cap.

Despite the evident similarity to the mentioned Parisian Shoegaze artists, the band’s sound can also be somewhat compared to that of Sonic Youth, a respected American alternative rock band. Since Sally Robertson, The Sunshine Factory’s co-vocalist/bassist, has a deep yet ethereal voice; its quality is indeed reminiscent of Sonic Youth front woman Kim Gordon in her younger years. Although sounding a bit garbled, the band’s unexpected addition of synthesizers and some 4/4 drum tracks gave more vibrancy to what was supposedly a typical Shoegaze tune that oozes only of a slower tempo.

Helming the other instrumental duties of The Sunshine Factory along with Sally Robertson would be: the musical genius Ian Taylor who is the band’s other vocalist, guitarist, track master, and lead composer. For a time, the band was once comprised of only this duo but before releasing their critically-acclaimed 2nd album Sugar, Robertson and Taylor were then joined by drummer Mathew Hendrich and producer/lyricist Robert Daniel Taylor. The combination of these 4 individually talented musicians spurned out songs that astoundingly transport listeners to an eclectic range of emotions. Tracks such as Down and Smile exudes riffs reminiscent of classic Rock ‘n Roll, while songs like Domino and My Bon Ami (which means “My Good Friend” in French) are perfect for easy listening during lazy Sundays. Delays and distortion on the other hand can be heard most from both the tunes Don’t Fall Asleep and Twisted and Clover.

Sugar is easily one of my top 10 Shoegaze albums from an american band.

anonymous

Saint Marie Records is happy to announce the addition of Scarlet Youth to the label. In the coming months, Saint Marie will release a deluxe version of Scarlet Youth‘s album “The Everchanging View” with 2 bonus tracks recently recorded specifically for this release.

http://www.saintmarierecords.com/scarlet-youth

01. Let’s Get Sick
02. I Knew It Was Wrong But I Did It Anway
03. Suddenlines

04. Selisse Estates
05. Interference
06. 1-800-BADNITE

07. Mend
08. SXRX
09. 2X1X
10. Going To Stay

SMR026
Release Date: 4/16/13

Digital available at:
Bandcamp
iTunes
Amazon

01. We Will Live The Space Age
02. Cosmic Age
03. Albatross
04. Sunshine Skyway
05. Deep Space
06. Color Coding
07. Radio Track Star
08. Sungazing
09. Detail
10. Monolith
11. Red Wind
12. Sunshine Instinct
13. Terrascope
14. Corrosive
15. Umbra (Silent Stars Never Shine In Tokyo)

The psychedelic-pop debut from Seattle’s Jetman Jet Team flows in and out of brash fuzz, pounding drones and motorik rhythms blending elements of Shoegaze, Krautrock and Noise Pop. We Will Live The Space Age takes one on a journey to spaces both serene and introspective, as well as energetic, crushing and phosphorescent. Punctuated by vignettes of reverberated noise and distant vocals Jetman Jet Team has created a landscape of varied topography and texture requiring exploration from start to finish.

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A very special release by Bloody Knives on the way VERY soon. Death, is a six track 7″ vinyl EP. These tracks are exclusive to this 7″ vinyl w/ download only available to those who purchase the 7″. No iTunes, no Amazon, no Spotify, etc. ORDER HERE!

Only available as 250 limited edition 6 (SIX) track 7″ vinyl EP

100 – Red
150 – Black

1. nothing can save you now
2. not alone
3. waiting for you to die
4. kill you all
5. bullet in your head
6. peeling away the skin

“DEATH”, the 3rd EP from Austin’s Bloody Knives, is the band’s heaviest and darkest record to date. Written and recorded in a week, the EP is an explosion of metallic noise, grimy ambience, pummeling beats and ethereal vocals. The record was engineered specifically for release on 7” vinyl.

Bloody Knives is based in Austin Texas and consists of Preston Maddox (voice/bass/sounds), Jake McCown (drums), Kim Calderon (samples) and Christo Buffam (keyboards). Constant touring has spread the bands reputation as an explosive live act, with dense layers of sound and blasts of noise.

Watch this video on YouTube.

The debut LP by broaddaylight, anniversaries:reunions is out now!!! You can get your CD here or digital via the links below. Hear the entire album this week only over at Nothing But Hope And Passion.

Digital available at:
Bandcamp
Amazon
iTunes

01. arpeggio

02. anniversaries
03. reunions
04. interlude
05. melisandre
06. oceans
07. warmth

broaddaylight follows up their first two self-released EP’s The Bell Jar (2005) and Stars Out (2010) with Anniversaries:Reunions, mastered by Robin Guthrie.

The record easily puts you in a dreamlike state but can suddenly awaken you with the harsh realities of life in our modern world. The walls of sound layered upon Sarah Eakins haunting vocals make for a harmonious, perfect storm.

SMR026
Release Date: 4/16/13

SPECIAL PRE-ORDER ONLY PRICING! $9.99 
Orders will be shipped prior to release date.

Digital available at:
Bandcamp
iTunes
Amazon (soon)

01. We Will Live The Space Age
02. Cosmic Age
03. Albatross
04. Sunshine Skyway
05. Deep Space
06. Color Coding
07. Radio Track Star
08. Sungazing
09. Detail
10. Monolith
11. Red Wind
12. Sunshine Instinct
13. Terrascope
14. Corrosive
15. Umbra (Silent Stars Never Shine In Tokyo)

The psychedelic-pop debut from Seattle’s Jetman Jet Team flows in and out of brash fuzz, pounding drones and motorik rhythms blending elements of Shoegaze, Krautrock and Noise Pop. We Will Live The Space Age takes one on a journey to spaces both serene and introspective, as well as energetic, crushing and phosphorescent. Punctuated by vignettes of reverberated noise and distant vocals Jetman Jet Team has created a landscape of varied topography and texture requiring exploration from start to finish.

Digital available at:
iTunes
Amazon
Bandcamp

Escape

Icy Daggers

18 Days
Sweet Messy Riff
Brightest Diamond
Sun Behind The Rocks
Eyes
Silver Light
Wolf In The Wood

Watch this video on YouTube.

SMR028
3/11/13

Available at:
SMR Store
Bandcamp 
iTunes
Amazon

01. Budge Up (single edit)

02. Budge Up (Deep Cut remix)
03. Budge Up (Analogue Of The Wolf remix)
04. Budge Up (King Plague remix)

Music by Spotlight Kid/ words Chris Davis
Recorded by Ric Peet at Purple Studios Norwich
Mixed by Todd Howe
Artwork by Wyatt Parkins / www.shinyhotel.com

Watch this video on YouTube.

 Pre-orders for the debut LP by broaddaylight are now live! Mastered by Robin Guthrie and you can get yours here! Release date is 4/2/13 but pre-orders will be shipped prior to the release date.

Digital pre-orders available at: 
Bandcamp 

SPECIAL PRE-ORDER ONLY PRICING! $9.99
Orders will be shipped prior to release date.

01. arpeggio 
02. anniversaries 
03. reunions 
04. interlude 
05. melisandre 
06. oceans 
07. warmth

broaddaylight follows up their first two self-released EP’s The Bell Jar (2005) and Stars Out (2010) with Anniversaries:Reunions, mastered by Robin Guthrie.

The record easily puts you in a dreamlike state but can suddenly awaken you with the harsh realities of life in our modern world. The walls of sound layered upon Sarah Eakins haunting vocals make for a harmonious, perfect storm.

Watch this video on YouTube.