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It’s weird to think of The Verve as anything but the bittersweet symphony band. It’s kinda similar to blur (except their shoegaze album is half decent) in the way they started out shoegaze before transitioning to Brit pop and exploding in popularity.

Slide Away is without a doubt one of the greatest shoegaze songs ever made and theirs definitely a few other bright spots (the initial 3 track run and Blue) but it honestly lacks any real distinction from most the shoegaze I’ve ... read more

Leave Them All Behind… sigh… what a track. It springs to life with melodic keys that are quickly joined by a punchy drum fill and prominent bass. This is topped off by a swirling but tasty guitar riff. I’m not really sure what it’s even about lyrically, but when the instrumentation is this mesmerizing, it doesn’t even matter.

There’s a thin veil of shoegaze that, when pulled back, exposes stellar pop sensibilities. This is indulged in more on some tracks ... read more

As I’ve been getting more into shoegaze lately this naturally led to me listening to a top 50 shoegaze singles list. As soon as “Crank” came on I knew I had to listen to this album right away. 1 week and 150 scrobbles later I can confidently say this belongs on the Mount Rushmore of Shoegaze albums with Souvlaki, Loveless, and Nowhere.

Although, ironically some of the things that make it one of my favorite shoegaze albums are attributes that are very unlike the genre. ... read more

Following his 1975 album “Rock N Roll” Lennon went on a 5 year hiatus to raise his child Sean. A nearly fatal boating trip renewed his vigor for life and he decided to start recording music again.

Lennons songs (100)
Ive held the belief that 1968 Lennon is the greatest songwriting year ever for years. Well I think this is the closest he ever got post Beatles. Every song is catchy, pop appeal, and cleverly written. The return to writing love songs after nearly a decade of social ... read more