Reviewing and Ranking More Essential 4chan Music
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- /mu/ is a 4chan board that is there to discuss music but ultimately turns into a complete mess in any thread. Today I'm taking a look at the albums that they deem to be "essential" and ranking them in a tier list!
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In part two of our journey into /mu/ core we talk about some more classic albums such as The Glow Pt. 2 by The Microphones, Deathconciousness by Have a Nice Life, and Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin. We also talk about some albums that I didn't expect to be considered /mu/ core such as Since I Left You by The Avalanches and Untrue by Burial. And of course we talk about some albums that I haven't heard before such as The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails, Homogenic by Bjork, Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth and Souvlaki by Slowdive.
Once again, making this video was a lot of fun and I'm totally down for a part 3 if you guys are! But first, lets dive into some shoegaze.. So if you know any albums that you'd call an "essential shoegaze album" then put it in the comments below!
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Thank you guys so much for watching this video! I hope you enjoyed it. Please let me know what you think of these albums and what albums I should listen to next if I do a part 3! But first, give me some essential shoegaze albums to listen to! Also make sure you join the discord, it's a lot of fun over there - discord.gg/Mspd8fHFeZ
I'd recommend Heaven or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins and Spooky by Lush
I don’t know if anyone mentioned these bands yet but
My Bloody Valentine - Tremolo and Loveless are good
So is
Spacemen 3 - Recurring
You should definitely listen to I can here the heart beating as on by yo la tengo it's an amazing album
Check out Drip nineteens Delaware. Definetly one of the better sounding shoegaze albums😊👍
I cannot express how much I love death consciousness 😭
Good because it doesn't love you! :P
bet staring at the walls is your favourite activity , well it is mine so yeaa
Idk why, as somebody that loves ambient that shit is awful pretentious and boring as hell
Hot take: Giles Corey is a little better
i get it more than you actually
The problem with the Downward Spiral take is that its a concept album and some of the songs are meant to be a bit over the top and dramatic. He does mention the production but he definitely doesnt do the album justice in how unique and good it sounds. It hasnt aged a day since release.
Garbage album
Nine Inch Nails is mid Coil
@@le4chehenry324 if you cannot express your opinion properly and not without dumb terms as "mid", then your opinion really holds little overall value.
Blud really had to make me happy with his opinion on Deathconsciousness and RIGHT AFTER THAT to kick me in the balls with his take on The Downward Spiral! 😭
Can we all take a moment to thank jackson for making the microphones review possible
:)
@@JacksonBurnsYT that shit was great man
you are welcome i gotchu
For other Shoegaze Albums I'd recommend:
Methodrone - The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Self Titled - A Place to Bury Strangers
Split - Lush
Nowhere - Ride
Colour Trip - Ringo Deathstarr
Dead Cities, Red Seas, and Lost Ghosts - M83
Pygmalion - Slowdive
Self Titled - Flying Saucer Attack
Ooo lots of suggestions. Thank you Kate!
youd recommend pygmalion over just for a day
@@KyleReidMu of course! I hope you get into the genre, it's revival is a big part of the modern psych rock revival as well
Would also def recommend anything by whirr but particularly sway and pipe dreams, killer shoegaze albums
alison's halo is also very good
love the effort you put into your videos Kyle
Thank you Alex :)
Nowhere by Ride is a pretty essential shoegaze album imo. I listened to it for the first time like 2 days ago and I can't stop listening to Dreams Burn Down and Vapour Trail. Plus the original tracklist is only like 8 songs long so it's not too long either. I would definitely check it out if you got time
I've heard of that one. Will definitely check it out
I’d recommend "Going Blank Again" by Ride too. It’s the same level of quality as "Nowhere" but with a more summery and fun tone/atmosphere.
@@ahnmensch3115 I think Going Blank Again is a lot more unique than Nowhere though.
@@foneisgone Yeah. Nowhere is a great Shoegaze record, for sure, but I feel like it's not all that different from most Shoegaze projects out there, whereas Going Blank Again captured something truly special and distinct for the band's sound. Leave Them All Behind is one of my favorite tracks ever, and that is just the beginning of a record filled with a large amount of catchy melodies and unique ideas.
@@ahnmensch3115 They must've been one of the first bands to make energetic shoegaze. I don't know why "Nowhere" is so popular when it isn't that good compared to both other shoegaze bands at the time and their later works.
Being a guy named Jackson who considers The Glow Pt 2 as one of my favorite albums of all time, this scared the shit out of me
Lmao!
Its shoegaze adjacent I think but "You'd prefer an astronaut" by Hum is one of my favorite shoegaze-ish bands. Starflyer 59's self titled is good too
Downward is heavenward is a great one too
That shit is amazing. It's like listening to space rock
The heaviest HUM album is Electra 2000 and my favorite!
Lol Untrue, The Downward Spiral and Mezzanine are some of my favourites of all time, enjoy your content a lot either way
Oh no! I'm sorry hahaha. I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)
I adore Downward Spiral, but I definitely don't get Mezzanine.
Both are my favourites on this video 😰
I COMPLETELY agree with your take on Souvlaki and Loveless. While it's a pioneer for the shoegaze genre, I find Loveless to be pretty one note and not as dynamic. On the other hand, Souvlaki takes the concepts mbv laid out and takes them to the next level. I'm sure people find it to be a lot more pop when compared to other, more sophisticated shoegaze albums, but I can't not vibe to what Slowdive is putting down across the entire project. There's hardly a dull moment and the tracks don't blend together like they do in Loveless. A+ take my man
Yes dude totally! This guy get's it!!
@@KyleReidMu You're the man, Kyle! I'm glad your King Gizz video popped up in my recommended, I'm glad you thought Polygondwanaland was one of their best projects because it's one of my top 5 albums of all time 😅
haven't heard Slowdive's music, but you're right in that Loveless IS pretty one-note, but that's kinda what i like about it. it's such a mood, and when i'm in the same mood, there's nothing better.
@@n.nealparadise3963 Yeah I understand that, maybe I've just never been in the right mood whenever I've listened to it. Your state of mind can definitely influence whether or not an album connects with you. I mean just a few weeks ago I was re-listening to In The Court of The Crimson King and I kinda hated it because I wasn't in a great mood, but just recently I gave it another chance and loved it as much as I did the first time. Art is just so fascinating in that way
I love souvlaki but I feel like loveless has a much more intoxicating atmosphere and is more enjoyable to listen to
thank you for introducing me to so much more music i’ve never heard off😭
like i know some of these but like i normally listen to like DOOM,kanye,tyler,and earl so thank you for helping my music become better
I'd recommend Velocity: Design: Comfort. It has such an unique sound that it honestly expands the limits of shoegaze, honestly one of the albums of shoegaze, or nugaze if you will.
PD: I'd also love to see your take on the "Electronic" experimentation of this album, I honestly love how they were able to mix shoegaze and electronic beats/sounds together and make them sound so good, I'm sure you'd love it.
Interesting, I listened to this album not too long ago and I didn't really consider it to be Shoegaze.. I guess I have a lot to learn about what this genre entails!
my personal favorite shoegaze album
It's much more IDM or Breakcore than shoegaze
would love to see you continue this series
Will do :) I love doing this series. I get to talk about albums that I've loved for years while also discovering new music!
I'd absolutely recommend Children of God by Swans. It's *definitely* not shoegaze, but has the same influences. I think you might also like Lateralus by Tool (again, not shoegaze, but definitely an essential). Don't forget that Sigur Ros album that no one can pronounce. Also subscribed for Emergency and I and Souvlaki.
you mean ágætis byrjun? pronounced i-guy-tis beer-yun
AYYY The Dismemberment Plan! Love them so much! Glad you also enjoy them!
I’m really glad you liked Laughing Stock! Ascension Day has been my most listened to song for like 3 years running. If you enjoy that sort of laid-back cerebral style of post-rock, I can’t recommend Hex by Bark Psychosis enough. It’s a fantastically chill album that is both easy to listen to in the background and surprisingly emotionally impactful when given greater attention. That offer for $20 if you decide to dive into Talk Talk’s discography (including Mark Hollis) is still valid, by the way.
Thanks for the rec! I'll make sure to write that one down. I'll definitely be diving into Talk Talks discography but I'm still not sure if I'll make a dedicated video for it.. We'll see haha
Great video, really like this format of reviewing albums that are highly regarded in many music circles and communities. Please do more of these, interested to see more of these, but for specific genres for sure. And also, where's Metal albums, I hope you do ANY Metal album review in the future. I'd recommend Still Life - Opeth or The Sound Of Perseverance - Death.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I'll admit that I unfortunately haven't listened to a lot of metal in my lifetime... Maybe one day I'll do a metal video!
Depression Cherry is a great album to start on Dream Pop/Shoegaze
Your first video got me to listen to a ton of new albums, can't wait to watch this 🙏
I'm glad it helped you find new music! I hope this did the same for you :)
Your editing is so amazing brother!
Thank you Ricardo!
Love these videos!
Thanks Ben!
10:06 well I mean there is this amazing story and concept in the album with the sound portraying the emotions being had, but anyways cool vid!!! glad the glow part 2 was mentioned
I knew exactly what were going to be your thoughts on each album just by looking at your shirt, and your opinion on Mezzanine strengthened it. Good video.
Also, I would recommend listening to Goo, Evol and Sonic Nurse if you're looking to get into Sonic Youth's music. As much as I love Daydream Nation, I don't think it's close to their best work.
That Mezzanine opinion makes me just desperately sad... But.. I guess you're entitled to your opinion...😩
I'm so sorry! Haha
You should definitely check out Black on Both Sides by Mos Def. It's in my top 5 albums I've heard. Mos Def really shows his passion for the hip hop genre, and his versatility on this album and has lots of personality and some thoughtful bars
Definitely need to listen to some Mos Def.. I only know him from that one Gorillaz song
I’d also throw in Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star - Black Star. Really great project
Even tho I don't consider these lists / reviews per se I love your excitement about those albums that click and that is more important than being "objective". Good thing about listening to music is you change in time so later on you'll have a lot of aha moments about those albums ended up in the Don't get it bucket. Keep it fun, good stuff!
holy shit boilerplate!
you gotta keep doing vids like this!
Will do!
i feel like the glow pt2 is just so organic and pure while mt eerie feels so massive, other worldly and strange that i cant really understand it, u did however get me inspired to give it another try now. i really love both records but i gotta give the upper hand to the glow p2.
Your descriptions of the two albums is pretty accurate tbh
@@KyleReidMu i think the proper way to listen to mount eerie is probably just relaxing with your eyes closed and allowing the music to take your imagination on a journey through the universe
Untrue by burial is a stunning album and one of my favourites here but I don’t think you can get it unless you’re British tbh. I’m sure there are cases of Americans loving it but the way it paints a picture of grimy late night barely illuminated cold streets is something special. Every Brit can relate to going clubbing or a mates house and then having to come back at like 3am in the dark on a night bus.
Lol I said this in the video but I cut it out - "it feels just like a cold rainy night in the city". Maybe one day I'll visit the UK and give this a spin to see if that changes anything haha
Thankfully even tho I'm Italian and totally no British like i love the album.
It definitely belongs to the context you've given but i find it so fucking emotional no matter where you've lived.
It delicts loneliness in perfections also i don't know how it can be considered boring though I might agree on the b side sounding more similar.
@@gianmarcobulla223 exactly, ultimately it’s introverted. Being in some cold rainy British city couped up in a tiny apartment will lend itself to that but it’s hardly necessary. Its not inherently boring this bloke just can’t relate. The drums constantly drifting between nuance; no use of sequences. It’s timeless.
So glad Ive finally found someone else who prefers Souvlaki to Loveless, I guess its vibe just suits me so much more. Loveless is like the atmosphere of a fierce storm outside your house while youre under your covers. Souvlaki is like the atmosphere of a 3am cigarrete looking out the window taking in the city at night.
Edit: Also since everyone else and their dog has recommended Nowhere by Ride I think Its Immaterial by Black Marble is also a great Shoegaze album, nowhere near on the same level as the big three but a very underrated laid back sound that definetely takes more inspiration from Souvlaki than from Loveless
That is a perfect way of describing both albums! Also thank you for the suggestion :)
Slowdive their 2017 album is my favorite! love to know your thoughts about it
Thanks for the suggestion!
Absolutely a must listen. Last track on it is a bit of a sleeper on slowdive standards but holy shit the whole album just hits incredibly hard
You should check out Delaware by Drop Nineteens. It has great songs such as the title track, Winona, and Kick The Tragedy! You should also check out Split by Lush.
Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time and Two Airships/Exploded Falls (both by Candy Claws) are some of the best showcase album I've heard.
Two Airships / Exploder Falls is a 10/10 in my opinion! Idk why I never considered it to be shoegaze...
For shoegaze I'd highly recommend "Melting Sun" by Lantlos. It's a bit heavier than most shoegaze and kinda dips into the territory of "blackgaze" a bit (which is a fusion genre of shoegaze and black metal) but it doesn't have the screamed vocals of blackgaze and feels a lot lighter and more lush. Not necessarily something everyone considers a "shoegaze essential" but it's one of my favorite records and sounds like nothing else I've heard in the genre.
Blackgaze sounds as scary as it is intriguing lol. I'll give it a listen!
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@@KyleReidMu better start with Sunbather if you’re going to venture into blackgaze
Idk man I really like mezzanine, I'd love some more trip hop recommendations as it's a genre I have been meaning to get more into.
That's a genre I've also been meaning to get into. Like I said in the video, I really like Psyence Fiction by UNKLE
dummy by portishead and endrotucing by dj shadow are must-listens for triphop. felt mountain by goldfrapp is also really fuckin good
The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads by Lift To Experience is one of the best Shoegaze/Post-Rock albums and album in general that I’ve ever heard. It has really cool spoken words Slint-like passages and a weird concept about apocalypse and Texas as the new promised land which i didn’t really understand fully yet and within all of that is also Christian rock. It’s often regarded as RYMcore so I guess it must be MUcore too.
I've seen this one pop up in the comments a few times now, I'll definitely give it a listen
Sad about the Mezzanine take but it’s understandable happy that you gave it a chance and listened to all the way through tho
ive been exploring shoe gaze latetly but my issue with loveless is the fact that sometimes it straight sounds like if whitenoise was cool if that makes sense
My favourite Shoegaze-y album ever is Love Is A Stream- Jefre Cantu-Ledesma. Would love to hear your opinions on it!
Emergency & I is like the album equivalent of trying not to fall asleep to music at 4 am because you’re really loving what you’re listening to
surprised I didn't see the mars volta up there but after seeing you're perspective on music I'm interested to hear your opinion on them
after the flood is so incredible omg
if you do another one of these, i'd highly recommend you cover 'Sing to God' by Cardiacs. although it's not the most well-known /mu/ album to my limited music knowledge, it's easily in my top 3 favorite albums of all time, and very few else comes close to how eccentric, creative, and diverse it is
Sweet! I'll keep that in mind :)
Thank you for talking abt Emergency & I as a huge D Plan fan I'm hoping more ppl will be introduced tot them through this video
Great video!
Thank you Banana Peel!
"Clouded by it's own ego" == "It _insists_ upon itself"
if you do make that shoegaze video maybe revisit lovelesss! slowdive is pretty different and i can imagine it being more appealing, but loveless is so good i feel like there might be more there like waiting for you if you really think souvlaki is that much better. idk, respect your opinion but i didn't get the hype at first and i'm glad i gave it more time.
p.s. as someone who got into music on mu ca 2010 (tenth grade for me) its such a trip to watch this. love your channel dude, im so into what your doing
I'll definitely be revisiting Loveless for the shoegaze video. I'm glad you enjoy the channel :)
I want to fight you on Mezzanine but I actually respect people’s opinions on music so you get the pass.
I also understand why you feel it’s pretty one note, it’s very specific moody, and it actually took me longer than I’d admit to get into since I was obsessed with Heligoland for ages prior to really enjoying Mezz, most of their albums are more up beat than Mezz too, Blue Lines has so many bangers comparatively. I just like melting into Mezz a lot more. And Protection too is just as spacey.
dude i love your videos
Thanks dude!
i am so glad you like björk that much. i remember when i listened to homogenic for the first time myself back in the day i almost DIED it was so good. i recommend you listen to vespertine next
I've listened to Vesperine a couple of times but it hasn't fully clicked yet so I'll definitely be returning to it
In regards to your SAW comments, Aphex Twin may have more experimental records, but I think his debut is his most consistent. It’s easily his most influential and iconic statement of the 90s, but I also feel like it lays the groundwork for the rest of his records but introducing his strange personality to the public. A lot of electronic music producers didn’t really have that strong of an identity around that time. In that sense, I’d compare it to Ziggy stardust in how it’s probably not their most bold album, but it’s the best feat of songwriting and track-for-track consistency.
Interesting. I think with that context it makes a little more sense to me but I still don't know.. Thank you for writing this comment to clarify!
@@KyleReidMu Everybody has a different favorite Aphex Twin record so I get where you’re coming from
@toby wong Agreed, although I think RDJ is one his more consistent records
i haven't seen anybody recommend it so maybe you already know about it and i missed it but Heaven or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins is an essential shoegaze album in my opinion, its on the same level as Souvlaki and Loveless, theres good reasons people put these three together when talking about shoegaze classics
I liked HoLV a lot when I listened to it a couple of years ago. I'll be excited to return to it!
Came here to say that myself, absolutely listen to Heaven or Las Vegas
not shoegaze
If he’s gonna do shoegaze he needs to cover from all ends of the shoegaze-dream pop spectrum
I can't wait to see your subscriber base grow... You have a special channel here! Keep up the good work! I like the video editing
I'm only 30 but I did listen to a lot of Aphex Twin growing up so I came in around the middle of his heyday, i suppose.
My understanding, half remembering articles I've read over the years, is that first off, the selected works are catchy.
but the biggest impact is Richard's use and manipulation of the technology at the time.
Basically, he was making sounds with machines that shouldn't be able to make the sounds they were making, and he was using established e-instruments in a way that no one was thinking of.
I'm not sure if that's why people rank it high, or if it's just the catchiness.
But the reason I was always taught is that it was probably the largest leap forward in electronic technique and manipulation that we'll see until they make quantum instruments or something.
And he just happened to record his practice and experiments and that's what the selected works represent. Like watching a documentary about someone trying to learn how to make a movie but then they end up making a banger.
Oh ok that makes sense. I guess historical context is definitely important for something like that. Good to know. Thank you for clarifying!
I don't think many people here knows Swirlies so that's my recommendation. They sound like a mix of My Bloody Valentine (especially Isn't Anything-era) and Sonic Youth but they have a very distinct sound. Check their first album Blonder Tongue Audio Baton (and then the follow-up record and their first EP too!)
Honestly you need to listen to Stratosphere by Duster, one of my favorite albums and it honestly innovated slowcore
Will do :)
Thank you mister.reid, my eyes and mouth have been very happy watching this video. :)
If you like Emergency and I, you should listen to Q and Not U - No Kill No Beep Beep. It's outstanding and has that same mathy, post hardcore indie sound. Love both of those.
Awesome! Thanks for the suggestion!
The shoegaze album that I recommend you is Dynamo - Soda Stereo, it basically make a schism in argentinan rock between who thought it was the best album ever written and the ones who said now the band make pop and they are sell outs.
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nicely done kyle 👍
Thank you!
Mezzanine and Downward Spiral are like my 2nd and 3rd fav albums of all time tho. glad to see other opinions tho :)
same
Good takes, Laughing Stock and Homogenic are the best albums here imo. Definitely check out Talk Talk's The Spirit of Eden as well for similar vibes as Laughing Stock. Also Hex by Bark Psychosis
Been wanting to check out the rest of their discography.. I'll be starting with that one :)
Would totally recommend you check out Japanese Shoegaze bands like Kinokoteikoku or My Dead Girlfriend, they're both fantastic
Oooo Japanese Shoegaze sounds interesting
@@KyleReidMuI like Japanese shoegaze because you're not going to understand the lyrics in shoegaze the first time anyways LOL
The a24 shirt was the cherry on top
I recommend checking out Sonic Youth's Sister. Goo is great, but I think you will hear what sets Sonic Youth apart from the rest on Sister
Sweet! Thanks for the Sonic Youth recs. I've been meaning to get into them
Psychocandy by Jesus & Mary Chain was very influential for shoegaze. I definitely recommend it to you!
Completely agree with your opinion with Loveless, I've deliberately listened to the album multiple times and i could never enjoy it as much as everyone else does. Slowdive is my favorite Shoegaze band.
another banger kyle
Thank you Cameron!
@@KyleReidMu yw, excited to see your take on the unwound record
Everyone already suggested great shoegaze records already but I'd look into maybe a dip into black gaze with alcest or deafheaven. There's a bit of blackgaze on have a nice life but there's some better blackgaze than just that
check out Funeralbloom
For shoegaze like I've been listening to nearly jus that umbrella for over the past year, and I've a few albums to share.
By shoegaze here i will be describing the umbrella, some fall more into dream pop, some fall more into noise pop ykyk so not all will hit that spot in the middle.
On Avery Island - Neutral Milk Hotel ((Noise pop/experimental side))
Everything Else Matters - Pinkshinyultrablast ((this one was my intro into the whole genre, also leans more into dream pop))
Come In - Weatherday ((noise pop/experimental, use of samples))
Dream Ivory - Dream Ivory (( dream pop))
Depression Cherry - Beach House ((dream pop))
Heaven or Las Vegas - Cocteau Twins ((dream pop))
Velocity: Design: Comfort - Sweet Trip ((noise pop, sample usage mainly of computer and tech related sounds and effects))
Delaware - Drop Nineteens ((general shoegaze idk lol, some noise pop in there too ye))
Colour Trip - Ringo Deathstarr ((general shoegaze ig))
Thank you for all the recs!
@@KyleReidMu np man, gr8 getting to share the stuffs w ppl :)
Laughing Stock is one of my top 3 albums of all time, so I'm happy to see that you love it.
Really love this, you got a great personality and great production value too. Definitively will be checking out your other stuff. If you love homogenic, you have to listen to her follow up Vespertine. It’s an album that will leave you physically and emotionally cold
Thank you! I really appreciate that. I need to give Vespertine a few more listens as I'm not sure if it's fully clicked with me yet
A few Shoegaze reccomendations:
Nowhere - Ride
On Fire - Galaxie 500
Gala - Lush
Isn't anything - My Bloody Valentine
Mezcal head - Swervedriver
Psychocandy - Jesus and the Mary Chain
Awesome! Thank you
Listen to Rumskib. They were this 1 album electronic shoegaze group that i think are very underrated. Maybe some people don't think their only album is a "shoegaze essential" but i think its gorgeous and worth listening to.
Mezzanine is more about the dark, ethereal world it takes you to as the beats put you in a lull, not to mention the second half of “Group Four” is one of the best…things I’ve ever heard. Still it’s not for everyone I guess haha
Also please check out Heaven or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins, it’s shoegaze mixed with dream pop
you should do one of those /mu/ shoegaze flow charts, i tried one this month and it’s been a great time so far
pitchfork has a brilliant ‘50 best shoegaze albums’ playlist, some of the best are probably nowhere by ride, whirlpool by chapterhouse, delaware by drop nineteens and citrus by asobi seksu, im definitely missing a couple great albums though
Awesome! Thank you so much for the tips :)
Not sure if it’s essential but Mexican Shoegaze band Mint Field has an album called Pasar de las Luces that gained some notoriety. The lyrics are in Spanish but really how vital are lyrics in Shoegaze songs anyways ;)? Sad to see Wilco didn’t make the cut for this video, it was the only band with an album I’ve seen on mu-core lists where I’ve heard the album. Otherwise I would be submitting myself to rng and listing a random indie or alternative album and hoping it sounds like it would be on that type of list. Like Either/Or by Elliot Smith or Chutes Too Narrow by The Shins or something like that.
I'll have to check out that shoegaze album! I love hearing music from different parts of the world
I’ve never subscribed and unsubscribed so quickly 😭 The Downward Spiral is one of, if not my favorite album of all time
Noooo I'm so sorry!
I would like to recommend the album How Strange, Innocence by Explosions in the Sky. It’s a post-rock album with slight shoegaze elements, and I love the way the fuzzy guitars sound. They are probably my favorite post-rock band and one of my favorite bands ever. Many people say The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place is the better album, but I love this one.
Maybe not an essential shoegaze album, but I will always adore “Variations On…” by Machine+. It’s so headache inducing in this hazy layer of fuzz that covers one of the most sad and personal messages I’ve ever heard. It talks of gender dysphoria, homosexuality, anxiety, and depression in extraordinarily blunt ways. It’s themes are not hidden under any sort of metaphor, it’s right there (I would recommend reading the lyrics alongside the album though otherwise it’s hard to understand). The choruses are these emotional yelps of simplistic dialogue that feels like a battle cry before fighting your issues or problems. A very unknown and underrated album? Yes. But it would mean a lot to see you cover it.
Oh wow that sounds like a very interesting and heavy album. I'll have to keep that one in mind when I do the shoegaze video
My Bloody Valentine’s third album, m b v, is really good shoegaze. As for other suggestions you should check out The Seer by Swans
Awesome. Thanks for the suggestions
If you're gonna make a video about shoegaze, Spooky by Lush must be including, it's absolutely amazing and it's my favorite shoegaze album of all time.
Awesome! Thank you for the suggestion :)
Hey great video. My shoegaze recommendation is The Radio Dept. - Clinging to a Scheme
Also if you haven't heard it check out The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone. Great indie rock album I found on mu.
I really enjoy that Unicorns album!
Wow Kyle, I totally agreed with 90% of the video! Great video!
Haha thanks Ethan! What points did you not agree with?
@@KyleReidMu I agreed with a lot of your “hot takes”, but I do feel like Mezzanine used some unique compositional methods that make that specific album unique and served as an important focal point for genre bending rock and electronica. For example the dynamic recording techniques utilized by Beck and Aphex Twin draw lineage to Massive Attack. Also I’m convinced that the guitarist in Massive Attack is the famous street artist Bansky.
@@ethandebateguy Hmm interesting.. I may have to give it some more listens with that in mind
for essential shoegaze albums (other than Loveless), you'll want to check out Ferment by Catherine Wheel. the most impressive thing here is how BIG the record sounds, even in comparison to other shoegaze records.
Ooo that is intriguing
@@KyleReidMu also since I saw nobody talking about it I’d add in Swervedriver’s Mezcal Head which is similar to Catherine Wheel in the way that they are both on the more rocking side of shoegaze.
I can’t recommend “Vini Reilly” by The Durutti Column enough. It’s not really shoegaze, but it kinda sometimes is, and the sound is so far ahead of its time.
I pray you know the Cocteau Twins, and otherwise I’d recommend “The Comforts of Madness” by Pale Saints.
Unrelated, but given how much you were moved by Deathconsciousness, I’d love for you to listen to “All Thoughts Fly” by Anna von Hausswolff. It’s an instrumental organ album and blows me away every time.
Thanks for the suggestions! Heaven or Las Vegas is great but that's the only Cocteau Twins album I know
Yuragi’s nightlife ep is a beautiful Japanese shoegaze project
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Some Shoegaze recs (maybe essentials? Mostly stuff I like).
Deerhunter - Cryptograms
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
Pinkshinyultrablast - Everything Else Matters. But check out the song “Blaster”
Ride - Going Blank Again. My hot take is this album is 10x better than Nowhere.
Lush - Gala
Also check out Slowdive’s self-titled and My Bloody Valentine’s mbv. Two awesome revisits from the respective bands.
Awesome! Thank you for the recs :)
I love Hospice and that’s how I ended up finding this video wanting to hear peoples opinions on it. Although I love this album, I do agree that there’s this ego stifling the whole thing.
I feel like the storytelling is just so emotional and i really love how you’re basically listening to a story. Bear itself is such an amazing song. You can just feel the emotion and heaviness of the situation. How many songs are there about a couple having to get an abortion? Let alone many that are this emotional. I can really feel the main characters hopelessness and pain while being in this abusive relationship described.
Overall, it is such an interesting concept album about being in an abusive relationship. I see why people don’t like it, but I feel like it just resonates for a lot of people
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if you haven’t come across lovesliescrushing by now, I’d highly recommend (you can start with their debut), very surreal and ethereal shoegaze textures and ambience. And I also can’t say enough good about Laughing Stock it gets better with each listen it’s unbelievable.
omg PLEASE listen to going blank again, top 3 shoegaze album for me 😍
by ride btw
So here are some cool shoegaze (and a few adjacent) albums that I didn’t see mentioned (with the exception of going blank again):
Adorable-Against Perfection
Just. Fucking. Amazing!
Those are the three words that best describe this album. It is in my top 3 favorites and I love the songs. It can go from happy to sad and anything in between. The songs almost take on different sounds and meanings depending how you feel. It is very post punk influenced in sound and it is the perfect combination of jangle pop and shoegaze. There isn’t a weak song on this album. Adorable’s sophomore album Fake is also pretty damn good, but nowhere close as good as Against perfection.
Top tracks: The whole thing
Curve: Doppelgänger
This is just one of the coolest sounding albums I’ve even come across. It is just spacey and psychedelic as it is danceable. It’s an amazing feel-good type of album.
Top tracks: Horror Head, Clipped, Already yours
Nothing-Guilty of Everything
This album is just a good one for when you are feeling down. It just hits deep. It is somewhat metal (don’t know what genre of metal you would call it) and post hardcore influenced. It’s one of my favorites. All Nothing albums are great and worth a listen. This one just has the greatest songs on it.
Top tracks: Guilty of Everything, Somersault, Dig, Bent Nail
Nothing-The Great Dismal
Nothing is just such a cool band that they have two albums on here. The songs on this are great for any mood. This really has a strong post hardcore and metal influence in it, but also some classic indie sounds (jangly guitar in Catch a Fade and stuff). It can be heavy, happy, and dark sounding. This album is just super addicting. I can’t get enough of it.
Top tracks- Bernie Sanders (not about the old guy-Domenic Palermo, 2021 Union Transfer, Philadelphia), April Ha Ha, Catch a Fade, Just A Story, Famine Asylum, the rest of the album
Ride-Going Blank Again
This one is another feel-good album. It is more indie pop influenced then their debut Nowhere, and it has some cool vocal harmony. It has a more pop sound to it but it isn’t bad. It is an essential imo.
Top tracks: Leave them all behind, Mouse Trap, OX4, twisterella
Dead Horse One-Season of Mist
This album is some really cool material from more modern times (I think it was from 2016, for shoegaze albums anything past 2000 is modern for me). It is a really cool combination of neo psych and shoegaze. It creates an extravagant atmosphere. It can go from energetic to slow and droning in a perfect way.
Top tracks: Mantis, disconnected, Today
Autolux-Future Perfect
This album is more noise pop than it is shoegaze, but whatever. I mean, a good album is a good album and most shoegaze overlaps with noise pop anyways. This album is a fusion of indie rock and noise pop. It has a unique sound that just works out perfectly.
Top tracks: Here Comes Everybody, Turnstile Blues, Sugarless
A place to bury strangers- Exploding Head
This album is an interesting meeting point between the genres of post punk, noise rock, noise pop, and shoegaze. It is very aggressive in its sound and really doesn’t have a weak song. They are all pretty good. Their self titled album is also worth a listen.
Top tracks: Keep Slipping Away, Ego Death, I Lived My Life to Stand in the Shadow of Your Heart
I might expand on this tomorrow but here are some cool albums. Probably going to write about the band Medicine or something idk.
Wow thank you for such an awesome write up! I'll make sure to revisit this when I start prepping for the shoegaze video. I appreciate it :)
@@KyleReidMu thank you. Keep up the good work with making videos. I’m pretty excited for the shoegaze video. Glad I could help.
My shoegaze recommendation-
To See the Next Part of the Dream - Parannoul
Great album!
I think selected ambient works shows up here because it was the first of its kind. It was the first electronic music album to break into the mainstream and allowed the genre to explode into the mainstream in the 90’s. I don’t think it’s his best but I definitely think it’s one of his most influential.
Interesting.. Thank you for clarifying!
Homogenic is so fantastic, if you want more Björk to check out def give Vespertine and Post a listen, and Medulla and Vulnicura are really good too but just heads up Medulla is pretty out there, it’s almost entirely made with the human voice which is pretty cool but kinda jarring at first. And Vulnicura will just mess you up. it’s a really emotional album, the kind that makes you wanna crawl into a little dark hole in the floor and never leave. But like it’s really good even if it kinda hurts to listen to
Woah Medulla sounds very interesting.. Excited to check that one out along with the rest of her discography
I think that you do have some very valid points about Hospice. I never really thought of it that way- but it is still my most favorite album of all time. I had a point in my life where I had almost no empathy, or even sympathy, for other humans. But this album was the one thing that stopped me from completely turning to the "dark side". I would have done some horrible shit if it wasn't for this album, and for that it has a special place in my heart.
I don’t get how you don’t get mezzanine. I mean, Teardrop? Inertia Creeps? Group Four? Absolutely incredible trip hop tracks