Makthaverskan – ‘För Allting’ (album review)
Makthaverskan bring together their contrasting worlds of euphoric Scandigaze and startling darkgaze on their dazzling fourth album, ‘För Allting’. 1991 […]
Blankenberge – ‘Everything’ (album review)
Saint Petersburg’s Blankenberge capture the essence of what makes shoegaze extraordinary and necessary on their soaring and cinematic third album, […]
Deafheaven – ‘Infinite Granite’ (album review)
Through the hurtling, cosmic shoegaze of ‘Infinite Granite’, Deafheaven embrace the other side of the darkness on their otherworldly fifth […]
The Matinee ’21 v. 071 – Wolf Alice, The Glow, Okkervil River, Xenia Rubinos, Wallice, Olivia Kaplan
The Matinee ’21 v. 071 is all about moving on and not turning back nor regretting what is or what […]
The Matinee ’21 v. 061
Emerging through the darkness to offer us a bit of hope and light are the seven songs on The Matinee […]
The Matinee ’21 v. 060
Wide-eyed and honest to the core, the eight songs on The Matinee ’21 v. 060 edition tackles life’s many challenges […]
The Matinee ’21 v. 057 – Lucy Dacus, Maple Glider, Stray Fossa, Mali, IDER, Teenage Fanclub
The Matinee ’21 v. 057 is all about finding strength within yourself and in others as well as understanding that […]
The Matinee ’21 v. 043 – Elissa Mielke, Cannons, Lightning Bug, No Suits in Miami, New Candys, Cult of Dom Keller
The Matinee ’21 v. 043 builds gently before rising like a tsunami of pure adrenaline and noise. The first few […]
The Matinee ’21 v. 027 – White Flowers, Django Django, Johanna Samuels, Slow Leaves, and Lost Horizons
Two dreamy numbers bookend The Matinee ’21 v. 027 while in between are songs full of energy and electricity. Each […]
The Matinee ’21 v. 021 – Portair, Belle Tower, Low Hummer, Hallan, VIOLET, and La Vie Sauvage
The Matinee ’21 v. 021 is like a mini-concert that starts off with a couple of more melodic fare before […]
The Matinee ’21 v. 008 – Bleach Lab, The Besnard Lakes, Hand Habits, Soleil Bleu, Number One Popstar, and Caroline Kingsbury
From the melancholic to the zany, from breathtaking to awe-inspiring, The Matinee ’21 v. 008 edition is a mini-soundtrack of […]
The Matinee ’21 v. 004 – Middle Kids, Still Corners, Nation of Language, Babehoven, OSKA, and Julien Baker
Six more songs are featured on the The Matinee ’21 v. 004 edition. Five of the names you likely will […]
The Matinee ’21 v. 003 – Mogwai, IAN SWEET, POSTDATA, Fruit Bats, & Cassandra Jenkins
Through the cosmos and down the rabbit hole to all other idyllic places we dream about, the songs on The […]
The Matinee ’21 v. 002 – SYML, Sun June, The Weather Station, Kiwi Jr., Yung, & Gardenback
The Matinee ’21 v. 002 features a six-pack of songs that will leave you in utter bliss or rocking out […]
The Matinee ’20 December 9
The holidays are around the corners, and The Matinee ’20 December 9 offers plenty of sonic gifts. The mini-playlist includes […]
Topographies – ‘Ideal Form’ (album review)
Bay-area post-punk / darkgaze trio Topographies contemplate humanity’s existential crisis on their enthralling debut album, ‘Ideal Form’. Ideal Form by […]
The Matinee ’20 December 7
With only a couple of work weeks left until the holidays, we ease into this wintry days with some soothing […]
The Matinee ’20 November 16
Christmas is only 39 days away, but do you really think we would start sharing holiday tunes on The Matinee […]
The Matinee ’20 November 3
On this special Election Day edition, The Matinee ’20 November 3 mini-playlist offers a reprieve from the politics. These 9 […]
Spunsugar – ‘Drive-Through Chapel’ (album review)
Malmö-based trio Spunsugar unleash a brilliant torrent of thunderous shoegaze and propulsive post-punk on their roaring debut album, ‘Drive-Through Chapel’. […]