Seattle’s Acapulco Lips have always been a band you could count on for sun-baked fuzz, jangly hooks, and that sweet spot where garage grit meets 60s girl group charm. But Now — their latest full-length via Killroom Records — feels like they’ve taken that cocktail, added an extra shot of swagger, and served it with a little more bite. Produced by Killroom co-founders Ben Jenkins and Troy Nelson and mastered by Pacific Northwest punk legend Kurt Bloch, the record oozes analog warmth and a lived-in confidence that only comes from over a decade of doing this thing for real. From the opening swirl of “Welcome to the Other Side,” you’re…
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The Crystal Teardrop ‘…Is Forming’ Vintage Psychedelic Rock
The new album is inspired by the experimentation of the late 1960s with psychedelic effects, strong female vocals, sitar and garage rock songwriting. It is 100% analog recording, production and straight from tape to vinyl pressing.
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The Crystal Teardrop’s New Rocking Single ‘Running Out Of Time’
The Crystal Teardrop lead by Alexandra Rose is modern psychedelic garage rock from the UK bring back the British invasion.
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The Green Door New Release “Dead Stock” is a Californian Acid Western
The Green Door's new psych-rock album, Dead Stock, marches the listener into the depths of a 8mm film of a Californian acid western and it's a trip you don't want to miss.
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Dream Pop and Shoegaze — Dream Aloud by HEAVEN Review
Back in April, NYC-based shoegaze band, HEAVEN, released an LP on Little Cloud Records called Dream Aloud, which is filled with elements of rock, dream pop, and synthpop. HEAVEN engages a sense of nostalgia in this album, reminding me of some of my favorite shoegaze records from the mid-90s to early 2000s. I really enjoyed the journey that this album took me on, but I’d really love to highlight some of the best tracks off the record. Starting off with the LP’s title track, Dream Aloud, we’re brought along a more gentle ride. Leaning more into dream pop than shoegaze, Dream Aloud is the most nostalgic-sounding track. I love the…
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LSD & The Search for God. Kraus. Launder. 5.2.2025
“Shoe-gaze” as a genre of music has been around since the 1990s. I like to refer to the genre as “Dream-gaze,” and I’ve also heard it referred to as “Sea-gaze. Both of which are less condescending names, while they more accurately describe the sound and appeal of the genre. The genre made a revival in the early 2000s, making it more well known to a wider international audience. And now it seems it’s making an even bigger comeback as a popular genre with the Generation Z crowd. This was evident at this concert at Great American Music Hall San Francisco, where the line to get in the door was wrapped…
