Clairecords


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)
Mean Red Spiders - Still Life Fast Moving

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)
Paik - The Orson Fader

The Orson Fader
"Demanding", but rewarding space rock on third offering from three piece instrumental trio, Paik


Pia Fraus (2004)
Pia Fraus - Plastilina

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)
Pia Fraus - In Solarium

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)
Sciflyer - Fair Weather Karma

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)
Stella Luna - Stargazer

Stargazer
"Superb " shoe gazing debut by new Florida five piece, Stella Luna