This 'Shoegaze Top 30 favourites' issue is all about - women! Extremely wonderful songs by great female artists (mostly) and bands that are definitely worth listening to in this crisp, short playlist. Fantastic new releases from:
Artist: Labyrinthine Oceans (Newcastle upon Tyne (England), UK)
Song: heaven (new single, released April 23)
Band on the playlist cover
Artist: Zellie Bride (Mississauga (Ontario), Canada
Song: Take Me As I Am (debut single, released March 28. That warm, soft voice with slightly fragile vibes - irresistible.
Artist: Glazyhaze (Venice, Italy)
Song: SLAP (taken from their new album 'SONIC', released March 23)
Artist: Thelma's Dream (Helsinki, Finland)
Song: From The Heights (great opener of the self-titled debut album, released April 25)
Artist: softcult (Kitchener (Ontario), Canada
Song: Pill To Swallow (new single, released April 25)
Artist: Shades of Violette (Washington, D.C., US)
Song: Save Some For Me (released March 29, taken from their 2nd album 'Spiritsense')
Artist: virgins (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Song: b l o o m s (new single, released April 3)
Artist: hazy waters (London (England), UK)
Song: attention (debut single, released April 4)
Artist: fetters in use (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Song: Scary (taken from the debut album 'Grain of Soul', released April 11)
Artist: VERTTIGO (Edmonton (Alberta), Canada
Song: THE.DAGGER (taken from the 3-pc ep 'AUTUMN.DREAMS', released April 26). New vocals, new mixes, some changes.
Artist: Lost Velvet (Reading (England), UK)
Song: Endless (debut single, dropped April 25). indie pop collide in a haunting 90s dreamscape. Duo of Melissa Morris & Robert Butcher.
Artist: A Day In Venice (Trieste, Italy)
Song: Someone Like You (new single, released April 30)
Artist: French Film (Austin (Texas), US
Song: Crude Charm (new single, released April 4)
Artist: Pillowprince (Oakland (California), US
Song: Care About (Taken from their debut ep 'pretty, baby!', released April 25)
Artist: Haiku Garden (Ljubljana, Slovenia) feat. Malidah
Song: 300.000 (new single, released March 28)
Artist: The First Eloi (Hamburg, Germany)
Song: Blanket Cave (new single, released dropped March 27)
Artist: los membrillos (Peru)
Song: Espirales (new single, released March 7)
Artist: Ghosts of Cinema (Utah, US)
Song: In Media Res (taken from the album 'Fantasmagoria', released April 2)
Artist: Combing (Seattle (Washington), US)
Song: Voices (taken from the new 2-pc single 'Felt b/w Voices', released March 28)
Artist: Sun Shines Cold (Edingburg Scotland)
Song: A Feeling Unknown (new single, released March 29)
Artist: Sungaze (Cincinnati (Ohio), US
Song: Feel Better Tomorrow (new single, released April 11)
Artist: OSNOVA (Los Angeles, California)
Song: Verity (new single, released April 16)
Artist: Trepid (Athens (Georgia), US
Song: Comeback (debut single, released April 24)
Artist: March Dove (Warsaw, Poland)
Song: Skyfalling (taken from the 2-pc debut single 'Skyfalling', released April 25)
Artist: Neon Wire (New York City, US)
Song: Wasting (debut single, released March 27)
Song: Still Blue (new single, released April 23)
Artist: Fotoform (Seattle (Washington), US
Song: The City Is Over (new single, released April 15)
Artist: Hannah Robinson (Newcastle upon Tyne (England), UK)
Song: Who I Am (single, released Mar 14)
Artist: Mannequin Flowers (London, UK)
Song: Validation (single, released Mar 18) Incredible song with a kicking guitar tremolo at 3:40, and an exploding guitar at the end
Artist: SONYA (Budapest, Hungary)
Song: Side Of You (single, dropped Feb 21)
Artist: swim school (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Song: Alone With You (new single, released April 15)
