Shoegaze, Noise Pop, Dream Pop, etc.

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RestingB1tchFace: Jul 4, 2016; Opinions are like a$$holes....everyone has one....but mines the best!!!

No mention of Wolf Alice? Relatively new band....released their first album "My Love is Cool" about a year ago. Really good debut. Lots of variety in their music.

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# ¿ Jul 4, 2016 01:53

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# ¿ May 20, 2024 17:11

RestingB1tchFace: Jul 4, 2016; Opinions are like a$$holes....everyone has one....but mines the best!!!

Anyone got any suggestions of bands similar to Hum. Finally got a copy of Inlet and I'm wanting more. I have their other albums already. Huge fan of the space rock vibe like Failure too.

# ¿ Mar 8, 2022 16:40

RestingB1tchFace: Jul 4, 2016; Opinions are like a$$holes....everyone has one....but mines the best!!!

hatelull posted:

After Hum disbanded in 2000, Talbot formed Centaur. My memory is hazy, but I'm pretty sure it sounded like Hum. Big guitars and drums. If you like their sound, go check that out.

Assuming you're familiar with most of the stuff that gets linked in this thread. I rotted on that Teenage Wrist album Earth is a Black Hole for months after it was released. That might scratch the itch. Those first two Swervedriver records also don't disappoint.

You might check out the first two Secret Machines records? They have probably a deep kraut rock influence and will ape a riff for a bit, but they do go for big guitars.

Hum to me were always 90's alt rock with some shoegazey influences. When I first heard "Stars" on the radio back then I dug it because it reminded me of the best part of the Pumpkins. I didn't immediately go to the shoegaze/spacerock connection.

Yeah....I never meant to suggest that Hum was shoegaze. Just an alt rock band with the shoegaze influence.

Ofecks posted:

Eh, not really. I listened to this last week before I bought a bunch of stuff from Bandcamp. It was on my wishlist but I decided against it after giving it a spin. There's exactly one song that sounds like Hum from their only release 20 years ago (In Streams): The Same Place. The rest is very different. I don't think it's bad per se, it's just not very Hum-like and not what I'm looking for currently. I think it's closer to the folk-indie spectrum. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

I did buy Inlet finally and whoo, that is incredible stuff. And it sounds especially glorious in 2.75 MB/s FLAC. Among the standouts of my latest Bandcamp batch, for sure. Ironically, being a huge Failure fan and a lesser Hum fan, the former's latest (Wild Type Droid) was also among my haul but it didn't grab me right away. Go figure. It'll probably take some more listens for me to warm up to it. That was the case with their last 2 LPs as well.

If you like Big Guitars and Drums, check out Nothing and Anakin. The latter has covered two Hum songs (I'd Like Your Hair Long and Stars [which was the final piece they put to record]), but they're more of a super-loud heavily-downtuned Weezer/Rentals/emo crossover with a slight bit of shoegaze. Starting with their 2nd album (Emergency Broadcast System EP), they have the most insane drum recording production I've ever heard. I think composition-wise, I like their debut LP the best, but it doesn't sound as quite off-the-chain as the others.

I will definitely 2nd Teenage Wrist.

Another standout from my haul that is pure shoegaze - BLUSHING. I bought both of their LPs, one of which was just released a few weeks ago. I hear the spirit of Lush throughout (although it's much heavier than Lush) and it's wonderful.

'Wild Type Droid' exceeded all of my expectations. 100% my favorite album of 2021. And 'Inlet' is fantastic too. But that came out in 2020.

funkybottoms posted:

seconding Nothing and adding Cloakroom; Matt from Hum even produced one of their records. Whirr and Weed might work, too.

also, i never really cared for them, but Deftones are open about their admiration for Hum and there are some songs where the influence is very obvious

I am a pretty big fan of the Deftones too. 'White Pony' is obviously a great album....and deservingly gets awarded its flowers.....but 'Gore' is the Deftones album that I think doesn't get nearly enough appreciation.

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone.

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# ¿ Mar 11, 2022 01:37

RestingB1tchFace: Jul 4, 2016; Opinions are like a$$holes....everyone has one....but mines the best!!!

ROFLBOT posted:

Whats with people thinking the Deftones are Shoegaze?

I mean i dont want to get all gatekeepery but come on

Definitely NOT shoegaze. But there's some heavy shoegaze elements in their music.....so it's not outlandish.

What would you guys consider Teenage Wrist?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwveCYTgVnA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra2RZ_gBYdU

# ¿ Jun 17, 2023 04:03

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