Grotus - Slow Motion Apocalypse

It’s spitting snow and ice here for the first time this season, and thanks to it I get intermittent service from my cable provider. It also looks as if we are positioned for somewhere around 6 inches of snow to follow. Regardless, I shall forge on! As if it’s some sort of heroic act on my part, ha!

Anyway, for today’s post I am heading back to 1993 and am going to do my best to talk a tiny bit about the second album Slow Motion Apocalypse from the little known band Grotus. The band originally formed in 1989, but wouldn’t fully come together until ’91 when they would add a live drummer to the mix. From there the band would go on to release 3 albums, a handful of singles, a few compilation tracks, and even some remix work here and there.

Out of all their releases, Slow Motion Apocalypse stands as their most balanced and consistent release. It’s not as hard as some of their earlier work, and it could be argued that their third and final album Mass was also a bit heavier, however I much prefer the evening out of sorts. The band often toed the line between alt. rock and industrial. In one of their bio's singer Lars Fox describes that, “"If Grotus is a cyborg, its skin is encrusted with tech but its guts are still human”. I’d say that’s a pretty good way to look as the band, as it doesn’t get any easier to try and pick out and decipher exactly what Grotus was all about. The band relied on a very heavy down tuned driving bass, very similar to that Cop Shoot Cop. The rest was mostly filled out by trashy industrial beats and samples. For Slow Motion Apocalypse, specifically, the band incorporated some Middle Eastern influences with sampled tribal percussion. Throughout the groups span in the 90’s, their music often was rooted in politics as evidenced by Fox’s vocals and at times some of the chosen samples used in the bands music. Regardless of whether that matters or not, Grotus’ music was certainly something different, which probably helped contribute to their demise in 1997 following the release of their third album. Even after having a respectable run of things, the band is often forgotten and even more so is their crowning achievement Slow Motion Apocalypse.

Grotus – Same Old Sauce [MP3]
Grotus – Complications [MP3]
Grotus – Medicine [MP3]

Thankfully you can still pick this album up off of Amazon, possibly the only thing they have still in print. If you like what you hear, by all means pick up their other albums and EP’s as well. They can all be had for practically nothing.

Compound Red - Always a Pleasure

I don’t know how many people remember Compound Red, but they are apparently doing a reunion show come the end of December (more info on that later). Seeing that got me thinking about one of my favorite releases of theirs, Always a Pleasure. The album was their second and final before breaking up in 1999. Sometime after the split, there was a release of a 2CD anthology which I am pretty sure is available through their website.

The band originally formed in the late 80’s in Milwaukee and released a number of singles, comp tracks, and cassettes before releasing their first album Mr. Microcosm in 1993. In between albums they lost their original singer Jon Lyman and he was replaced with Greg Steffke for Always a Pleasure in 1998. The album, while being their second, would also be their final before eventually breaking up in 1999. Always a Pleasure saw the band basically coming into their own, and to me, put themselves on the list as one of the Midwest’s finer emo/post-hardcore groups. Although they often toured with many other mid nineties emo staples like Mineral, Promise Ring, and Braid they never quite received the amount of attention as some of those groups. It’s not entirely surprising since their sound occasionally shifted more towards the hard hitting and lumbering qualities that of like Shiner. However the vocals from Steffke often led them to be generally associated more with the ongoing emo scene during that period of time.

Compound Red – Versus the Ocean [MP3]
Compound Red – Cancel the Sound [MP3]
Compound Red – Sky [MP3]

For those that might have been a fan of this band when they were around, you can visit their website and get a bit more information on to where and when the reunion show is taking place. Unfortunately Always a Pleasure is out of print. If you don’t mind the digital format, it’s still available for download at iTunes or you can ravage Amazon where I am sure there is a few used copies. Regardless, I suggest picking this up some way or another.

Uzeda - Stella

I am sure by this point, those of you that have a deep rooted love in all things post-hardcore and math rock have probably been keen on the new Uzeda record Stella for awhile now. For a few, it might even be one of the larger releases of the year. It also seems to be commonly popping up in “top 10” talk. Although for me it didn’t initially strike me as such, the more that I’ve listened to it the more it has crept its way onto my favorites list.

It’s quite impressive that a band can come together after an eight year hibernation and crank out an album such as Stella. It’s also quite relieving to hear they haven’t abandoned any of the qualities that helped make post-hardcore/math such a wonderful genre to be a fan of throughout the 90’s. Helping to maintain and capture this on record is Steve Albini who has done a masterful job at making sure Stella will beat you senseless. It’s both powerful and crisp. You can practically feel the scathing guitar tone ripping right through your body. Albeit that could be due to the obscene volume at which I routinely find myself playing this. Whether that is the case or not, there is no denying that Uzeda’s forceful and unique barrage of shredded guitar tone is something to be appreciated. The vocals come courtesy of Giovanna Cacciola, whose ability to move from spoken lyrics to climactic howls is put on full display here on Stella. For a band that has been together for around nineteen years, it’s evident by their third album that they have not lost a damn thing over that stretch of time.

Uzeda – This Heat [MP3]
Uzeda – Camillo [MP3]

Stella has been available since August and can be purchased here. If you haven’t heard it yet and consider yourself a fan of post-hardcore or math rock, then you have to hear this album before the end of the year.

I'm Back, and I Bring You Disco!

I’m back from my extended Thanksgiving weekend departure. I hope everyone was able to fully enjoy their holiday. I managed to both see family and friends over those few days, which was extremely nice.

Going back to my last post, which included some baseball hot stove happenings, some of you may have noticed over the days that I was gone that Carlos Lee signed with Houston. As to be expected, he got paid…very well. Not Soriano money, but close enough. The worst part of his contract wasn’t the money; however it’s the fact that Houston signed him for six years with four of those including a no-trade clause. It’s going to be a ton of fun trying to unload him if it ever comes to that.


Hailing from Melbourne, Australia is My Disco, whom since 2003 have been playing tightly wound math rock and receiving large amounts of praise due to their live shows. This past September they released their debut album Cancer through Numerical Thief, which have the band scaling back a bit and stripping away more of the math like structuring the band featured on their earlier material. However, Cancer is every bit as intricate and thought as any of their past releases. The album benefits most from the interplay between the extremely impressive drumming and the bass work. Both instruments work so well off of each other throughout the album that gives it an extra texture that just isn’t there for a lot of other bands of a similar style. Although admittedly minimalist in their approach, My Disco remains adamant about it only going back and forth between a small amount of bass lines. A band with such a background with working in intricacies and precision, you can count on that the instruments used on Cancer are interwoven to create some hypnotic and flat out impressive music.

My Disco – Perfect Protection [MP3]
My Disco – St. [MP3]

If the tunes above peak your interest then head on over here to pick up the record. For now it’s only available in Australia. Enjoy!

Sounds of Medicine...

I am squeezing in an update before tomorrows Thanksgiving festivities take place. This also means that I am going to try and squeeze in a bit more into this one post, so be prepared. I do wish everyone a safe travel to wherever you may be going to eat dinner and that everyone does have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Now on with my last update until this weekend most likely.

For those that follow baseball, I just want to know. Have the owner’s gone absolutely batshit insane this off-season? I mean I just got on CBS Sportsline today and saw a headline for Gary Mathews Jr. having a preliminary agreement for a 5 year, $50 million contract with the Angels. They’re going to pay that much money for a guy who FINALLY had a decent year at the age of 32? He’s a marvelous center-fielder defensively, but man, $50 million for a one year wonder thus far? This is all in the wake of me seeing Mark Derosa receive a $13 million, 3 year deal with the Cubs. He is 31 and yet another guy who hadn’t done squat up until last season. That’s just great. Anyway, I guess the market value this year for average to slightly above average players is going through the roof. I bet Carlos Lee is sitting back right now and watching all of this with a big smile on his face being one of the few “premium” bats left on the market. Like Alfonso Soriano, he is pretty much guaranteed to get a gigantic contract due to all this.

Brad Laner was the brains behind the oft overlooked Medicine. Formed in LA sometime in 1991, Medicine went on to release four full-length albums and a few EP’s. Really there are two different versions of Medicine. The one that was around from the early to mid nineties and then the one that appeared a little after 2000. I much prefer the original Medicine sound that appeared basically through the first two albums and a couple of the EP’s. Their sound was often thrown into the whole shoegaze category, and it does fit to an extent, but to me it’s much more firmly rooted in the sounds of noise pop. A lot of their material has a very danceable rhythm to it, which also kind of sets itself apart from other bands commonly associated with that label. It’s not often that you run across something that is basically drenched in feedback and also makes you feel like you’re in a nightclub as well.

Their first album Shot Forth Self Living is pretty much the perfect example of their earlier sound and what I mentioned above. It opens with “One More”, which features a couple minutes of guitar feedback before the song finally fully kicks in. It ends up being my favorite song off the album as the guitars continue to swirl and the rest of the song begins to take shape. It’s then followed by the equally trashy sounding “Aruca”, also the name of one of their EP’s, which opens with what could only be described as noise for a full on minute before it dives into a poppy psych influenced rhythm. The album follows suit for seven more tracks that features at times ear piercing feedback mixed with some wonderful melodies.

Their second album The Buried Life is pretty much cut from the same mold as the first. It relies yet again on high pitched feedback and industrial sounds to serve as a backdrop for the melodies and vocals, however it may be considered a bit less abrasive than their first.

I see them compared to and at times labeled as MBV rip offs, which I don’t quite understand. It seems to me that Medicine was quite a bit different sounding than MBV or any of those other bands for that matter. Aside from the breathy vocals and the whole “wall of sound” aspect, Medicine added their own industrial influenced and treble heavy sound to it all.

You’ll notice I didn’t mention their third album Her Highness. Although it’s not bad, the band lost some of its appeal as the sound was much more stripped down and basically kind of left everything sounding kind of lifeless. The band soon broke up after that, but Brad Laner would later resurrect the name Medicine for another go around.

Shot Forth Self Living:
Medicine – One More [MP3]
Medicine – Aruca [MP3]

The Buried Life:
Medicine – Never Click [MP3]
Medicine – Fried Awake [MP3]

Aruca EP:
Medicine – The Powder [MP3]

Come Here to Drink Milk EP:
Medicine – Time Baby II [MP3]

Although the majority of their material is out of print, you can still find most of their releases available on Amazon for a reasonable price. If the songs above catch your interest then the albums probably won’t disappoint.

Nearing Thanksgiving and Airiel...

Thanksgiving is almost here and I personally can’t wait. Generally I never get too excited over Thanksgiving but this year we are having a bit of the family over to our house, which is like the first time that has ever happened. We usually go somewhere else. I must say, I can’t wait to gorge myself on turkey, stuffing, and corn casserole.

I don’t know if anyone has noticed, but to those that might have, I have started the practice of updating late at night or for some…the very early morning. Anyway, I did it all last week and I think it works out better because I can update with out any one around here bothering me and the site is updated before anyone wakes up instead of me doing it sometime in the evening.


Anyway, I have wanted to do a post on Airiel for quite awhile now but I kept holding out until they possibly released their new album. However, I have finally caved as it looks like that won’t come sometime until early 2007. So, you can be sure that you’ll hear about them again whenever that comes out. Until then however, everyone can listen to the handful of EP’s that the band has released since their formation in 1997. The group was originally the solo project of Jeremy Wrenn but has since then turned it into a full functioning band. Airiel probably stands as my favorite band currently trying to survive in the newer crop of shoegazers. Despite being in a genre where it’s easy to make comparisons, it’s honestly a bit hard to pin down any in particular with Airiel. You could possibly chalk this up to them seamlessly intertwining all of their influences. Regardless, their music has such fresh sparkling and textural sounds to it that I believe many other bands try to produce but just can’t make it work without still sounding derivative. What I guess I am trying to say is that Airiel is pretty much the cream of the crop when it comes to groups trying to breathe new life into this genre.

From about mid ‘03 to mid ‘04 Airiel released a series of EP’s (a total of four) that were later combined and released as a box set titled Winks and Kisses. The box set is long since out of print, but you can still purchase the Melted and Crackled EP’s from Tonevendor. I would highly recommend them, even if it is just two out of the four. The band also released another EP in 2005, which is self-titled and is still available. It features two reworked songs along with a couple new ones as well. From there it’s been a wait for the full-length, which I mentioned earlier, will hopefully be appearing in the early part of ’07.

Airiel EP:
Airiel – 500 Deep [MP3]

Winks and Kisses:
Airiel – Kiss Me Slowly [MP3]
Airiel – This is Why I Can’t Sleep [MP3]

Shirley Temple Tidal Wave/Stationary Lights 7”:
Airiel – Stationary Lights [MP3]

You can pick up any of their material that’s still in print from the wonderful Tonevendor and don’t forget to keep an eye out for their first full-length album sometime early next year.

Gorch Fock - Thriller...

I want to give many thanks to reader Gus for directing me towards this band. I’ve only just recently began listening to Gorch Fock, but I can already tell that their latest album Thrilller (yes, three uses of the letter “L” are intentional) is going to end up on heavy rotation.

When reading the bands biography it’s hard not to get the idea that maybe this could be overkill. The band consists of three guitarists, two drummers, a bassist, and a lead singer who also plays the trombone. Yep, with a lineup as large as that you could end up with a gigantic mess on your hands or something that ends up being pretty spectacular. Since I’m posting about them it’s probably already a given that I think it falls into the second category.

The group hails from Austin, Texas. It doesn’t hurt coming from a state that has never been slack on producing some the best noise-rock bands throughout the years. That being said, it’s not hard to guess what Gorch Fock might sound like. Except, take that idea, and twist it around a bit and possibly amplify it some. The band is completely no holds barred on Thrilller using multiple effects and samples to add even more to the cacophony of sound. Obviously the band likes to have a bit of fun, which is seen in their album title that purposely one ups Michael Jackson’s album of the same name. The band has also been known to play live on a custom made 30 foot boat in which the lead singer appropriately dresses as a sailor. This all shines through in the music as it has every bit of that noticeable exuberance throughout each song. Gorch Fock quite simply just like to make noise and have a damn good time doing it as well. Nothing wrong with that!

Gorch Fock – Megumi Miyazato [MP3]
Gorch Fock – Randall J. “Biscuit” Turner (Country Gentleman) [MP3]

You can pick Thrilller up over at Australian Cattle God. If you do, then you can hear the band do a version of Scratch Acid’s “Mary Had a Little Drug Problem”. Regardless of whether that is a perk or not to you, this album still comes highly recommended.

Giants Chair...

One thing I like about doing a MP3 blog is that it gets me to listen to some albums that I may have not listened to in awhile. A lot of times, as many have probably noticed, if I post about a certain band it leads me to something that is slightly similar or even shares a relationship to the original post. Most of the time this happens because I listen to whatever is being posted and it starts a domino effect to which I end up listening to a bunch of different records as the result. It's truly a nice thing because I doubt I would listen to some albums as much if I wasn't constantly reminded of them.

Keeping with that idea, after doing a post on Germbox just recently it got me thinking about other Caulfield related artists, which eventually led me to pulling out my Giants Chair albums and ripping them to my computer. So, I’ve been listening to both their full-length albums Red and Clear and Purity and Control quite a bit since then. I’m always amazed at just how good these guys were whenever I get the urge to spin these discs. They fit right along with the whole Midwestern emo/post-hardcore group, and are often considered originators of the sound. I’d have to agree with that, although I think they are still fairly underrated. It was nice to see that Cave-In covered their song "The Callus" on their Tides of Tomorrow EP, which is actually a pretty cool rendition of the song.

The group was together from 1993 until 1997, where in between they released two full-lengths and four 7 inches. A couple of those were splits with fellow KC locals Boys Life and the other with Ethel Meserve. Of the bands that put out material through Caulfield, I think Giants Chair easily stands as my favorite of those. They left an influence on music around this area that is undeniable.

Red and Clear:
Giants Chair – Mother Brother Sister Lover [MP3]
Giants Chair – Semi [MP3]

Purity and Control:
Giants Chair - Nondescriptionist Ethic [MP3]
Giants Chair – The Speech [MP3]

From the Purity and Control 7 inch:
Giants Chair – The Callus [MP3]

Members have appeared in Volara, Farewell Band, Doris Henson, and Rex Hobart and the Misery Boys since the split of Giants Chair. It’s unfortunate; however the majority of their output is out of print. You can still pick up their first album Red and Clear from Amazon. For the rest, I would suggest keeping an eye on eBay.

Spotlight Kid - Departure...

Spotlight Kid is both Chris Davis and Katty Heath. Davis, before the project, could be found in Six by Seven while Heath was in Bent. After Davis formed Spotlight Kid in ’05 and Heath joining the fold soon after, the two set work on the full-length album Departure which was just released this past September on Club AC30. The album is a nice blend of 90’s alt/indie rock and early shoegaze. While I think the album leans more heavily on influences from both Swervedriver and Curve, the album still ventures out to put together some fairly lush sounding arrangements that include keyboards and horns among them. Departure is a pretty nice result from the group that manages to bring together an array of different styles and influences without the clutter.

Spotlight Kid – Can’t Let Go (This Feeling) [MP3]
Spotlight Kid – A Million Ways [MP3]

If you like what you hear the album Departure is available at Tonevendor. To listen to some more tunes you can check out their MySpace which has some other cuts from the album.

Germbox...

Germbox was a group from Kansas City, Missouri that had a very brief lifespan in the early 90’s. They released a couple of 7 inches and some tracks featured on comps, which were thankfully all collected on the disc Fraction of Exaggeration in 2003 through Caulfield Records. The band was a bit of an oddity at the time, at least in KC. There just weren’t many, if any bands that were playing music as aggressively as they were. Germbox is pretty well regarded among various veterans of the Kansas City music scene for basically jumpstarting an interest towards a more abrasive style of music. Albeit a small time together, their overall influence has continued on much longer.

Germbox – Godtrot [MP3]
Germbox – Nap [MP3]

If you like what you hear, then you can still pick up Fraction of Exaggeration through Amazon, or probably any other online retailer. It’s definitely recommended to anyone that might be a fan of strangely strung out noise-rock. Good stuff.

Someday I - Ref 4...

I had a post up earlier today containing just videos I pulled off of YouTube and in the post I mentioned how I hadn’t done that in awhile. Then later in the evening I realized the reason I hadn’t was because I never find myself satisfied with them. So yeah, I got rid of it because everyone and their mother have probably seen most of those videos anyway and what good does that do? That and I got the itch do another post. It would have been done away with sooner but Blogger insists on not working at all whenever it’s important that it does. Anyway, that is basically the deal behind that if anyone visited the site and saw that up.

Taking the original posts place is one about Someday I and their second album Ref 4. I had wanted to say something about this album for awhile now because it deals with an odd concept. Yes, it is indeed a concept album however that is not the scary part. It’s an album about making an album. I don’t blame anyone who just clicked out of their browser, got up, and proceeded to walk away after reading that. It’s quite understandable actually. As a matter a fact I think the band even finds it quite understandable as they intended on making this album for no reasons other than their selfish own. For anyone to even like it probably came as a shock to them actually.

When I listen to it I honestly don’t hear anything that would cause immediate rejection and dislike. Ever since I stumbled across it awhile back I’ve been pretty into it. Maybe I just don’t necessarily care whether it’s considered pathetic or self-absorbed to write an album like this. If anything I think maybe there is a connection to be made with the struggle for creativity, but then again, I am probably missing the point of why the wrote the album. Only the band knows that for sure. Anyway, if none of that bothers you then the music is pretty cool. It’s definitely in the area of the whole Midwestern rock sound like Shiner, Traindodge, and Molly McGuire. That is pretty much the reason why I began listening to them in the first place. So if you’re a fan of that sound, then I would suggest checking this out. The concept may not be what you’re looking for, but the music makes it a solid album in my eyes.

Someday I – Live For the Moment [MP3]
Someday I – CRS Disease [MP3]
Someday I – Concrete [MP3]

The band is no longer together, however you can still pick this album up on Amazon. If you’re able to track down their first album Look Up and Live, it’s definitely worth having as well. You can read more about why they made Ref 4 in an interesting interview with vocalist and guitarist John Meredith over here. Meredith spent a little bit time playing bass in The Life and Times after Someday I, however left the group before they recorded their debut album.

Johnboy...

I’m a little late on getting started this week. Apparently it’s supposed to be really nice here all week, in the 70’s it looks like. I am hoping the cold weather will be able to hold off for as long as possible. I am much more comfortable when it’s warm out. I just hate the cold and don’t care much for snow as well. It’s not AS bad when I don’t have to drive in it, but when the situation comes up I absolutely despise it. I’ll never forgive the day that it took my first car away from me and relegated me to my current crap mobile.

I haven’t been listening to a lot of newer releases lately. I don’t really know why. I feel like I am falling behind in my goal to take in as many ’06 releases as possible. Then again, that’s practically always fighting a losing battle. So, I am going to do nothing to curb this trend and am going to instead talk about defunct noise-rockers Johnboy, whose record Pistolswing has gotten a few spins this week.

The group wasn’t around for long and was yet another one of the many great bands that happened to call Trance Syndicate home. During their brief time together the band released one 7 inch and two full-lengths before they split up. Their first album Pistolswing is probably my favorite of the two, as it is a bit more abrasive and grittier. Their second album Claim Dedications is a solid piece of work as well; however they kind of took on a bit more of a post-rock vibe to their music kind of similar to that of Engine Kid during the same time. They pulled the whole Slint-esque vocal mumblings as well. However, it wasn’t completely over done to the point where I ever felt like it was a problem or an annoyance. It’s one of those things that I can either live with or without, doesn’t really matter to me.

Pistolswing:
Johnboy – Admiration [MP3]
Johnboy – New Jersey Roadbase [MP3]

Claim Dedications:
Johnboy – Shortstack [MP3]
Johnboy – Chair [MP3]

Although probably not unique enough to quite distinguish themselves from the multitude of other similar bands from that time period, they churned out two damn good full-lengths that shouldn’t go overlooked. You can find both albums used on Amazon for practically next to nothing. I would suggest spending a couple bucks or so to obtain both of these releases.

Skywave - Synthstatic...

I was talking to an online friend last night and we got on the subject of the band Skywave. The discussion inspired me to make a post about them today and their wonderful album Synthstatic. Although the trio had a few albums before Synthstatic, it’s definitely their crowning achievement as a band.

Upon first listen of Synthstatic it’s easy to cast it aside and merely label it as nothing more than a tribute to Jesus and Mary Chain. Although there is an obvious relation between the two bands, I feel like Skywave took that sound and basically ran with it making it even more explosive. I know some probably won’t feel that way, but I honestly look at this as some sort of expansion on the original sound that is done well and tastefully.

Everything about Synthstatic is completely overblown and sounds like the volume is constantly sitting in the red. For Skywave the distortion comes first and everything else is a close second. At times it almost feels like it could rip right through your eardrums, being as aggressive and raw as it is. However, despite as loud and noisy as it initially comes off, buried underneath all of the fuzz and squealing guitar there are melodies that help balance it out and serve as the more controlled aspect of the groups sound. The songs themselves range from being upbeat and poppy to being completely detached and absolutely sinister sounding. Although it may be hard to find the beauty in something like this, it’s definitely there. The noise and the dreamlike state that it eventually molds itself into basically give the listener the best of both worlds.

Skywave – Don’t Say Slow [MP3]
Skywave – Nothing Left to Say [MP3]
Skywave – Angela’s an Angel [MP3]
Skywave – Kiss [MP3]

After the band split a couple of the members went on to from Ceremony and another member went on to form A Place to Bury Strangers, both of which are recommended if you dig the above posted material. Unfortunately almost all Skywave material is long out of print and is incredibly hard to find. All I can suggest is to scour the likes of eBay and various other marketplaces that specialize in used material.

UPDATE: Thanks to Mars in the comment section for providing a place to purchase Synthstatic. You can pick it up over at Parasol. I would recommend getting it while you can though, because I have no idea how many they have.

ANOTHER UPDATE: A reader was kind enough to e-mail me and let me know that there is a 12 song compilation of b-sides and rarities available through the cassette exclusive label Best Kept Secret. It can be had over at the IndiePages Shop.

The Daysleepers...

So Halloween is officially done with. I hope everyone had a good one. I spent mine with some friends while watching Halloween at a movie theater. It was a pretty cool deal. We still have a lot of candy left over at the house too, so that pretty much rules.

Anyway, today I wanted to touch on the newest EP from The Daysleepers called The Soft Attack. It’s their second release and follow up to their amazing Hide Your Eyes EP. The band was formed in 2004 and plays a more ethereal type of shoegaze. The bands bio states that they are a cross between The Cure and My Bloody Valentine, although I see much more of a Cure influence within the music more than anything else. It translates very nicely however for this type of music. Generally I have a bit harder of a time getting into shoegaze groups that are of the less noisy and abrasive type, however The Daysleepers do a wonderful job of creating a sound that also has a sort of edge to it rather than being too focused on the blissful side of things. It’s a perfect balance and the result is some very haunting music. Out of all the new shoegaze acts popping up, The Daysleepers are hands down one of the best around.

The Daysleepers – The Soft Attack [MP3]

I urge everyone to pick this up if you can. The group self releases everything through their own label. If you’re into this, it can be had over at their CD Baby page along with their previous EP.