Given the critical backlash and derision Shoegaze garnered in the nineties at the hands of the British music press and publications such as the NME and Select, who favoured bland sixties Britpop revivalism (Oasis, Blur, Supergrass take a bow), the resurgence in recent times has proven somewhat surprising. Continue reading
Outer Battery Records are building quite the musical roster for themselves not just with Swervedriver’s brilliant recent EP The World’s Fair, which was reviewed recently for Ghost Cult, but also the inclusion of Heavy Blanket (with J Mascis), Petyr and finally Obits; best known for featuring the legendary, late, great Rick Froberg (Drive Like Jehu/Hot Snakes), RIP. Excitingly, there are also live albums from Dinosaur Jr, Om, and OFF! available from the label. Impressive, right? Continue reading