shoegaze Archive
26 Feb 2026
Shoegaze Redux: LSD and the Search for God
Founded more than 20 years ago in San Francisco, LSD and the Search for God have cultivated a following organically; almost by accident, in fact. They’ve carefully curated their engaging […]
27 Apr 2025
Album Review: Sleepersound – My Own Dead Love
Milwaukee’s Sleepersound has just released My Own Dead Love, and the album marks a departure – an expansion, actually – from the sound on its earlier albums, specifically In Medias […]
21 Feb 2024
Album Review: def.fo — Eternity
Shimmering modern psychedelia with a tuneful foundation is at the core of Eternity, the new album from def.fo aka Tom Powell. His liquid, phase-shifted guitars and laid-back vocals are part […]
24 May 2022
Hundred-word Reviews for May 2022, Part 1
It’s time for some more hundred-word reviews. These quick capsule reviews get to the point quickly, and readers should note that all come recommended. Don’t be misled by the lack […]
28 Feb 2022
Album Review: Chris Church — Darling Please
The Posies came out of the Pacific Northwest with a sound that had little to do with grunge; the duo (later a full band) combined power pop sensibility with a […]
21 Dec 2021
Hundred-word Reviews for December 2021: Archival Releases
This has been a good year for archival and reissue releases. It’s been quite a while since I’ve done a roundup of those, so here’s one to help bring the […]
10 Jul 2021
Album Review: Sleepersound – Idle Voices
After a lengthy hiatus, once again it’s Vinyl Week on Musoscribe. For the next several days, I’ll feature reviews of new albums released on my favorite format. When I reviewed […]
30 Sep 2020
Album Review: The Black Watch – Fromthing Somethat
It’s difficult to keep up with the steady stream of output from The Black Watch. Just last year the group led by John Andrew Fredrick released a pair of albums […]
17 Sep 2020
Album Review: Venus Furs — s/t
If you’re going to launch a musical project that evokes memories of a Velvet Underground song (“Venus in Furs” from 1967’s The Velvet Underground & Nico) you had better deliver […]
25 Jan 2020
Album Review: LLGLDNBKS — ‘self-titled album’
In 1988, R.E.M. released an album titled Eponymous. The compilation – a survey of the band’s years on IRS Records, released after the band had decamped for Warner Brothers – […]