Collider New Album from Citrus Clouds

Collider LP – Citrus Clouds Citrus Clouds are local dream Rock (AKA shoegaze) from Phoenix AZ . I’m glad I checked them out last year as they dropped a bunch of great singles which you can read about here. https://meatsheetfanzine.com/citrus-clouds-single-and-video-honey/ , and “Whoa” https://meatsheetfanzine.com/new-aggro-october-music/ Don’t forget this video and single. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYG_WR1Xl2k I don’t believe I wrote…

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Luxembourg Signal -The Long Now – Shelflife Records

Luxembourg Signal Long Now has been out for multiple weeks. It has been difficult for me to choose album of the year. It is a very close race and much music has been released. I did miss lots, but this one was discovered. So I choose this as my pick for 2020, overall. There are…

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RIDE Live 2015 + October’s best album & single

Ride live in concert is an experience that all indie / dream rock fans should experience if possible. This tour was a 25th anniversary of their Nowhere album I believe. Honestly, I am happy for that but was laser focused on seeing them for any occasion. It’s hard to believe it has been five years…

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Citrus Clouds – single and video – Honey

Citrus Clouds single “Honey” is out. They are local Phoenix shoegazers. An impressive trio with a fair amount of material to check out if you have not already done so. I’m not really a fan of the term shoegaze itself. For ease of describing this band and others I begrudgingly use it. Many bands that…

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Robert Aquatic – Kestad – Single and Feature

Robert Aquatic single Kestad dives into tension and release. A local Phoenix area project . This is part feature, part review. Kestad is a ten minute sojourn that will sort out people seeking radio friendly 3 minute pop anthems. Listen here –https://robertaquatic.bandcamp.com/track/kestad If this resonates then you may want to check out the entire album.…

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Andy Bell Single – Love Comes in Waves & I Was Alone

Andy Bell single “I Was Alone” is set free on the internet. Hopefully you have heard of his fantastic work in the Oxford UK band RIDE or maybe a band called Oasis? If not I shudder like Cosmo Kramer from Seinfeld in disbelief. Andy Bell is releasing an LP October 9th “The View From Halfway…

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Golden Fang – Here. Now Here –

Golden Fang Here. Now Here. LP came my way by chance. Golden Fang’s LP is produced by Jay Whalley (of Frenzal Rhomb) and influenced by some bands I had not listened to at all or in depth. I am a fan of Even As We Speak who shared a stage with Golden Fang. Luckily due…

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Mike Polizze – Long Lost Solace Find – Paradise Of Bachelors

Mike Polizze creates a solo LP, Long Lost Solace Find. Mike is in the Philly music scene and the bands Birds of Maya and Purling Hiss. Long Lost Solace Find is almost an acoustic record in which Kurt Vile lends a collaborative hand. Check out this LP and many others here http://www.paradiseofbachelors.com/ Long Lost Solace Find…

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The Beths – Jump Rope Gazers – Carpark Records

Back in 2018 one of my favorite albums that came out that year was “Future Me Hates Me” by the New Zealand band The Beths. Led by Elizabeth Stokes, the debut was an album full of catchy power pop songs that were stacked to the brim with sharp hooks. The album’s success allowed Stokes and…

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