Dear readers,
I don't know how often I'll be posting, but you can now expect semi-regular reviews for the spring/summer, and the occasional imaginary mixtape. There are a few vintage rarities I want to review as well, so you can expect a retrospective or two down the road. Today, a few albums have released, and since I don't have time to listen to (let alone review) them all yet, I should just note that while I'll be reviewing Hoops's first studio album Routines (out today) [note from 2021: since removed, along with a related imaginary mixtape, following some serious allegations against their ex-drummer who I'm fairly certain also lead Jade TV, Youth Camp, and Jimmy Pop. #IBelieveSurvivors], Mac DeMarco released This Old Dog, and Slowdive is back in action with a self-titled album - their first release in 22 years!! Yes all of this happened just today. No, this isn't a dream. Yes, they're all on Bandcamp.
Now that My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Ride, Lush, and Swervedriver are all making music again, I think it's safe to say that shoegaze and dream-pop are genres we'll be hearing more of everywhere. It's a great time to be a shoegazer, and it's a great time to be a shoegaze fan, and I expect to turn on the radio someday soon and hear a guitar not played by someone now dead.
My next two posts are very sonically-linked, one of which is a review, and the other an imaginary mixtape. They should both put you in the mood for an awesome summer.
And if all the music I review this summer isn't enough, I'll keep you updated with new releases of mine, the latest of which are linked below and seen above.
Best, and glad to be back!
-Daniel Trainor-McKinnon, Track-By-Track
https://danieltrainor-mckinnon.bandcamp.com/track/wake-up
https://danieltrainor-mckinnon.bandcamp.com/album/found
https://danieltrainor-mckinnon.bandcamp.com/album/halloween-treats
https://danieltrainor-mckinnon.bandcamp.com/album/puppet
https://soundcloud.com/user-313721910/missing-mountain-demo
