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Hush

Gloom

Parrot Flies

Chewed Up and Spit Out (In A Bowl)

Previously Unreleased

I Thought Sun

After a series of singles and EPs, 1993's Untouched was the only full-length album Bristol's Secret Shine released in their original incarnation. Perhaps the purest example of shoegazer pop that Sarah Records ever released, Untouched is sometimes dismissed as a junior league My Bloody Valentine knock-off. But while it's undeniable that Kevin Shields' spirit hangs heavily over this album's nine tracks, Secret Shine wisely sidestep most of the failings of the style. Crucially, they're keen on dynamics as much as they are atmosphere: note how cleverly opening track "Suck Me Down" keeps veering in and out of a slight perversion of the main riff from Elvis Costello & the Attractions' "Pump It Up" in between its shimmering downtempo verses. Closing track "Sun Warmed Water" makes similarly excellent use of Kathryn Smith's helium-pitch harmonies and an insistent drum-pattern hook to create a whirling soundscape perhaps inspired by MBV's "Only Shallow" without tipping over into overt homage. The album's best song, "Underworld," is also its most insistent, with singer/songwriter Jamie Gingell's most immediately memorable melody and an arrangement that emphasizes the pop hooks above the beds of droning guitars. But Gingell and company are also purely at home with more traditional shoegazer washes of effects pedals, overdubbed harmonies, and tom-toms like "Into the Ether" and "Spellbound." Given how thoroughly the style was about to be obliterated by the rise of the Brit-poppers, it's entirely arguable that Untouched was the last great shoegaze record.

Secret Shine - Suck Me Down

open up

Traffic Jam (2025 Remaster)

The Lonely Position Of Neutral

Deeper Into You

Slipping Away

Finally

Hover

WWF Tough Enough 2 (clean)

Falling Apart

They'll Only Miss You When You Leave: Songs 1996-2003

Blessed Arms That Hold You Tight, Freezing Cold and Alone

Track recorded for the Brazilian homage to Slowdive by tbtci (Renato Malizia)
released February 14, 2017 
Written by Neil Halstead 

Mixed and mastered by Mario Iturrieta

Spanish Air (Slowdive)

Lucky To Be Alive

The Chandelier Swing

O Nation, You Bleed From Many Wounds, 1896

No Moon

Always Hurt

Heavy like a gloomy dream yet soothingly vibrant. A compelling abrasive shoegaze band, dealing with the aesthetics of contrasting sounds. The vulnerable soft floating voice of Manchester's Isa Holliday underneath layers of grungy shoegaze soaked noisepop, seeking shelter from a f'ed up world. 

They debuted live March 2017, released 'ease' their debut e.p. in May 2017 through Flood, White Russian and Dingleberry records. Played Roadburn festival 2017 in The Netherlands, Eurosonic 2018 (Europes biggest showcase festival), Fluff fest in Czech Republic, toured Germany, Belgium, France, Holland, UK, Hungary. Played shows with bands like Brutus, Oathbreaker, Sleepmakeswaves, Turnover, Nothing and many more. Received airplay on the BBC Radio one Rock show,... all of this in their first six months of being an active band. The band recorded their debut LP 'Aurora' towards the end of 2017 at The Ranch Production house in Southampton with Neil D. Kennedy who produced bands like Milk Teeth, Creeper, Boston Manor,… The album was mastered at the Atomic Garden by Jack Shirley known for his work with Deafheaven, Oathbreaker, The Smith Street Band,… At around the same time Slow Crush signed with the London based Holy Roar Records whom will release their much anticipated debut LP coming September 2018. 
Slow Crush are bridging boundaries with their own distinct sound between Shoegaze, Postrock, indierock, Heavypop, Nugaze, Postpunk, Grunge.

Gloom

SLOW CRUSH

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