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shoegaze - part 2

Mercury Rev Favorites

if mercury rev combined their first two albums, released as 1 EP and 1 full length

GO+ yer bocesteam

PSYCHY stuff 1

Inspired by The Velvet Underground

Your likes from Spotify - 12

influences - 3

Live at Barrowland

You Trip Me Up (Live)

Taken from the single "Sugarcrush."
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The debut album "Weird Sister" is out now on Slumberland Records (US) & Fortuna Pop! (UK)

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Thrilling Cardiff-based noisepop five-piece Joanna Gruesome will be releasing their terrific debut album via Fortuna POP! (Europe) and Slumberland (USA) in September. Brimming with irresistible pop melodies and spiked with dissonant fuzzy jangle, their songs are shot through with loud discordant feedback and super-fast, hardcore punk drumbeats. This album sees their first foray away from recording in a living room to a proper studio under the guidance of producer MJ of the much lauded Hookworms.

Kicking it against sexism and homophobia, nothing is off-limits, drawing inspiration from DIY scenes such as Riot Grrrl/noisepop/C86 /K Records as well as post hardcore like Drive Like Jehu/Converge and the art rock of The Velvet Underground and My Bloody Valentine, Joanna Gruesome offer a staggeringly diverse album, unexpectedly quiet and surprisingly loud.

Joanna Gruesome comprise Alanna on vocals, Owen on guitar, Max on bass, George on guitar and Dave on drums. They all met in an anger management counseling group. During the course they were told that writing, making music, dancing or painting could relieve tension and help reduce feelings of anger. One initiative involved a project where they were assigned a group to compose and perform a song in front of other members. Initially they found each other infuriating but gradually acknowledged their musical chemistry and decided to continue with the band outside the therapy group.

Most of the album was written during a month long stay in a seedy west Brighton hotel (now closed down) called The Hell House. The residents were pretty strange, kept attempting occult rituals/using Ouija boards etc and many of the songs were written to distract from the weirdness. Heart-wrenching and exhilarating in equal measure, these are not cheerful songs.

Awash with nods to mental illness and the dark recesses of the mind, the record is littered with references to the devil or zombies and allusions to comic books. “Secret Surprise”, in which mental illness takes a physical form and is fought using razor blades. Or "Anti-Parent Cowboy Killers," which is about stealing a scooter and driving it into the ocean when you should be in school LEARNING. Or "Sugarcrush," about spending a summer burning knitwear.

They have built-up a phenomenal live reputation, blending obnoxiously loud guitars and the occasional band uniform, with a high energy performance dispersed with quieter reflection, boy/girl vocals and teenage angst.

“Abrasion, anger, attitude. One guitarist is in the audience, but this isn’t too much of a stretch. There are slower parts where the musicians take a second to breath. There are noisier bits where the musicians take a second to reflect. There are thumpy bits where the musicians take a second to dance and enjoy themselves. Everyone’s smiling. Everyone’s hugging themselves. What a glorious mess of a noise to be a part of. What a glorious sense of community.” Everett True, Collapse Board

"A brilliant band from Cardiff who love their fuzzy melodies and songs dripped in scuzzy reverb." Huw Stephens, Radio One.

Joanna Gruesome - Tugboat (Galaxie 500 cover)

The Note

Wasted On The Young

Swan Song

What Keeps Us Here

Don't Go

Fingerspit

Eyes And Smiles

The Loom

Absent Friend

A Street Scene

Neu!

Weissensee

The Good Earth

Let's Go

Slow Down

Slipping (Into Something)

Thank Your Lucky Stars

One Thing

Bewitched

Friendly Advice

Five Years (1969 - 1973)

Queen Bitch (2015 Remaster)

Marquee Moon

See No Evil

Nimrod

Nice Guys Finish Last

Deserter's Songs

Tonite It Shows (Remastered)

The Modern Lovers

She Cracked

Private Revolution

Ship of Fools (feat. Anthony Thistlethwaite)

Double Nickels on the Dime

Shit from an Old Notebook

Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing

Maybe Partying Will Help

Nature Without Man

One Reporters Opinion

Yerself Is Steam

Continuous Trucks And Thunder Under A Mother's Smile

Boces

Downs Are Feminine Balloons (Album Version)

Coney Island Cyclone

Sweet Oddysee Of A Cancer Cell T' Center Of Yer Heart

See You On the Other Side

Racing the Tide

Everlasting Arm

Meth Of A Rockette's Kick (Album Version)

Something For Joey (Album Version)

The Secret Migration

Secret For A Song

Diamonds

Snowflake Midnight

Butterfly's Wing

Oshin

Earthboy

New album ''The Light In You'' out on september 18.