New video from shoegazers Newmoon

Belgian alt-rock/shoegaze band Newmoon have just released a new video for their single ‘Head of Stone’.  The slowed down, black and white imagery really compliments their jangling and droning sound.  In many ways, the four and a half minutes encapsulates everything the genre is about, whether the material dates from 1989 or 2016.  Check it out below!

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THE LOW ANTHEM – Oh My God, Charlie Darwin

low anthem lp‘Oh My God, Charlie Darwin’ is the second (proper) release by the Rhode Island based folk/Americana trio The Low Anthem. It doesn’t always sound like an album which is capable of reaching huge audiences, but with the resurgence of traditional sounding music which happened throughout the late 00s, it has the air of an album which needed to be recorded. The playing throughout is very natural, which alone creates a rootsy, homegrown feel. Essentially, what we have here is an album of tunes to fill the empty space during cold and dark autumnal nights: songs which are often reflective and occasionally whiskey filled.

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