Reviews
Air Formation (2004)
Stay Inside / Feel Everything
Glorious-sounding third album from Brighton-based post-rock group, Air Formation
Ariel (2003)
Winks & Kisses : Melted
Clairecords are a cool label, and most things that I have heard on this label have been great.
Airiel's 'Winks and Kisses' is wonderful. Each songs shimmers gracefully and returns me to the shoegaz
Frenchmen (2004)
Sorry, We Ruined Your Party
Hyperactive, derivative indiepop from Sacramento group the Frenchmen, which possibly borrows a little too freely from C86 groups the Flatmates and Heavenly
Mean Red Spiders (2003)
Still Life Fast Moving
Excellent album from the Mean Red Spiders, which despite being twee in its delivery, proves also to be reminiscent of Stereolab
Paik (2003)
The Orson Fader
"Demanding", but rewarding space rock on third offering from three piece instrumental trio, Paik
Pia Fraus (2004)
Plastilina
"Magical" new EP from 6 piece Estonian group, Pai Fraus, which comes across as " a restrained version of dreamy shoegazier pop... without the ear ringing that comes afterwards"
Pia Fraus (2002)
In Solarium
Distinctive, but patchy debut album, which fits "somewhere between indiepop, shoegazing and art-rock", from 6 piece German group Pia Fraus
Sciflyer (2004)
Fair Weather Karma
Flawed, but impressive "space-surf bliss-pop and psyche-fuzzed hyper-drive " on long-awaited debut album from post rock trio, Sciflyer
Stella Luna (2003)
Stargazer
"Superb " shoe gazing debut by new Florida five piece, Stella Luna