Music Shoegaze and blues infused band DIAL have dropped a new music video by Olivia Adams Head-splitting energetic band DIAL has recently dropped their single Pink and Blue, giving us a taste of ’70s nostalgia. Coming together in 2021, Brisbane-based DIAL…
Interviews Music Chatting pedals and persistence with Sydney’s PEEL by Jake Jamieson With PEEL’s debut EP out to the airwaves, the world is that little bit gnarlier. Happy caught up with the Sydney 5-piece to chat gear…
Music PREMIERE: The Laurels say no to the rat race with ‘Ex Sherpa’ by Manning Patston The Laurels make an assured, bluesy return to the scene with Ex Sherpa, their first single since 2019. If the name The Laurels sounds oddly…
Music Drift’s ‘At Last’ is a mesmerising dose of alternative shoegaze by Dan Shaw Forged in the depths of the pandemic, Drift is a force in alt-rock and shoegaze to be reckoned with. New single, At Last, is a…
Music On ‘Rainbirds’, Swoon invites you into a gauzy, shoegaze dream by Jasmine Kassis Fresh from his Glue single release, DIY artist Swoon releases an inventively retro-indie EP, Rainbirds. Indie shoegazer Swoon has released a four-track EP, Rainbirds into the world…
Music PREMIERE: Swoon’s video for ‘Glue’ is a VHS dreamscape by Happy Awash in shoegaze reverb, coloured by retro-digital pastels, the video for ‘Glue’ by Swoon is simultaneously ecstatic and claustrophobic. Hailing from unceded Yugambeh land, Swoon…
Features Pro Audio Engineering The Sound: My Bloody Valentine’s ‘Loveless’ by Anthony Sfirse Abrasive, ethereal and utterly dreamy, My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless defines the shoegaze genre. Here’s what went into its creation. 1991 has gone down as one…
Music Grids & Dots reveal ‘What Happens To Friendships’ in debut shoegaze EP by Jasmine Kassis Grids & Dots release their long-awaited debut EP ‘What Happens To Friendships?’, pulling listeners into a dreamy shoegaze sunset. Speckled with neon colours and vintage…
Music RINSE and Hatchie unpack Australia’s dream-pop deficit and their time-hallowed collaboration by Jasmine Kassis Fresh from their Live At Enmore acoustic performance, RINSE and Hatchie break down the meaning behind their track Back…
Music PREMIERE: PEEL unleash a sci-fi, shoegaze face-melter with ‘DYNA’ by Tom Cameron Start your day with a trip to the stars and back, courtesy of PEEL. The second single from the crew of Sydney music mainstays only…
Music LISTEN: FRITZ – ‘Die Happily’ by Happy Newcastle’s FRITZ has shared Die Happily, a dreamy shoegaze number about those special someones in your life. She’s also announced her sophomore album Pastel, coming to you…
Music Video WATCH: PEEL – ‘Memory Loop’ by Tom Cameron Meet PEEL, a new crew out of Sydney making mind-altering guitar music. Their debut single Memory Loop comes pre-washed in fuzz, an opening statement that’s raw,…
Music LISTEN: EGOISM – ‘On Our Minds’ EP by Happy After an electrifying build-up, Sydney’s EGOISM have released their second EP, On Our Minds. Peppered with tracks like What Are We Doing? and You, You…