I don't know why I didn't think of this earlier but here I made a Spotify collaboration list! The only rules are 1) don't remove somebody else's song and 2) don't spam-add songs.
Really didn't know how to word this. All I know is that I've been completely in love with The Shelter of My Love by Astropol. I'm looking for some more alternative, dream-like, cinematic, emotionally intense songs. Songs that make you have flashbacks of things you never experienced. Songs that make you lose yourself before the voice of the artist jolts you awake. Songs that sound like how perpetual fogs and inevitable spirals feel.
I'm not sure what to call this specific genre, either. What the hell is shoegaze, anyway?
Don't mistake my silence for negligence, y'all; keep the recommendations going and I'll give them all a listen eventually.
Beach House might be close to this? You could try the songs "Myth" or "Silver Soul"
Other suggestions:
Pink Bullets - The Shins
Taro - Alt-J
My Warm Blood - The MicrophonesSome type of skin by AURORA.
Not totally sure it fits your description, but it's hella intense and I love it.
Had the strangest sensation while listening to this. Right at 56s I was hit with the taste of watermelon taffy. No clue why
Jenny Lewis — "Head Underwater"
Cordelia's Dad — "Little Speckled Egg"
Cracker — "Guarded by Monkeys"
Freelance Whales — "Generator ^ First Floor"
Minus the Bear — "Let's Play Guitar in a Five Guitar Band"
You're gonna share the playlist when you're done, right?
This one might be too mainstream, but:
Iron & Wine — "Woman King"
Good thing you mentioned a playlist. I don't use Spotify anymore but I still have an account there so I will likely curate a playlist to share.
Sounds great! I'll keep adding tracks as I think of them. Liked that Astropol track, BTW.
Eyyy, Minus the Bear!! I've always loved the P.O.S redo of Drilling, takes me right back to myspace :)
I concur with those Beach House suggestions and add maybe EMA, Slowdive and possibly Cocteau Twins and Piano Magic. Maybe even the work of Brian Eno in Another Green World?
Oh, and by the way, "shoegaze" is nothing more than a journalistic name to group all bands in the popular musical scene that made a heavy use of pedals to distort or generally modify their guitar sound. They spent so much time watching at their pedals in contrast of earlier guitar players, that they looked like they were gazing at their shoes.
Might be to electronica for your tastes but try Tycho's Dive and awake albums
The entire album Symbol by Susumu Yokota might hit the right nerve, though it's heavier on the dreamlike side and doesn't have lyrics. I use it for driving, writing, anything that needs a kind of hypnotized but functional state of mind.
Hey thanks for the suggestion! I really dig that song!
I think TTRRUUCES - Sensations of Cool (youtube links incoming) hits this prompt pretty perfectly, especially the dream-like quality of the video
Same for Jon Worthy - Please Tell Me
A few more that are close but not quite perfect:
Hiatus Kaiyote - And We Go Gentle
I'm looking forward to listening to the other suggestions, I've listened to a few of them and so far they've been great!
I don't know why I didn't think of this earlier but here I made a Spotify collaboration list! The only rules are 1) don't remove somebody else's song and 2) don't spam-add songs.
Generationals - Put a Light On
Really excited to hear what you think.
