Age Of Quarantine, day # 424 - As I turn 40 this month, one day before Fiddlehead releases their newest effort to be more precise, I came up with a song collection of very recent stuff from the Post-hardcore/Shoegaze world scene.
Post-hardcore was always something I had a hard time enjoying and wondered if I got older that would change, like I witnessed my whole life: near 30's scene dudes going "soft" (aka loafer shoes, lattes and Bauhaus). Absolutely nothing wrong with that and even though it feels like a natural path to follow I couldn't see myself fitting that cliché... but, as you age, you learn to appreciate other forms of music.
The fact is this transition isn't new to anyone, blaming on Hüsker Dü or not, how many cool Post-whatever projects were born after Hardcore Punk bands? Besides all those 90's Revelation Records and Dischord bands it were groups like GYPSY and Westpoint that really got the ball rolling for me and planted the seed of " " (fill the gap with either 80's Emo, Indie Rock, Grunge, Shoegaze, Power Pop, Post-punk,...) in my brain.
The following is a suggested soundtrack for those longing for a summer trip or for those blue moments because I feel post music is about both:
A-side "fresh releases"
01. WORLD VIEW - What's There To Do (from What A Trip EP, 2019)
02. GLITTERER - Bodies (from Life Is Not A Lesson, 2021)
03. GUMM - Swallowed Whole (from Piece It Together, 2020)
04. PINWHEEL - Stone Heart (Single, 2020)
05. MAGIC GHRELIN - Magic Ensues (from Drye Eyes, 2020)
06. UTMOST - Big Dose (Single, 2021)
07. STAGES IN FAITH - Keep My Name Clean (Single, 2020)
08. FIDDLEHEAD - The Years (from Between The Richness, 2021)
09. SOUVENIRS - Ribbon (from Love For The Lack Of It, 2020)
10. GLARE - Passing Dream (Single, 2021)
11. RAW PLASTIC - Car Parks and Recreation (from Waiting Till Summer EP, 2021)
12. DRUG CHURCH - Tawny (from Tawny EP, 2021)
13. SWEET SOUL - Some Nerve (from So Far No Further, 2021)
14. MOTHER - Dillydallying (from Dillydallying EP, 2021)
B-side "mini tribute"
15. ONE STEP CLOSER - Broken (Turning Point)
16. WESTPOINT - Undead (Memorial Day)
17. SUNTITLE - As Your Ghost Takes Flight (Saves The Day)
18. ANXIOUS - Bled White (Elliott Smith)
19. MOONKISSER - Kid Candy (Seaweed)
20. SUNSTROKE - Under Your Influence (Dag Nasty)
21. GENERATION - By a Thread (Inside Out)
22. NARROW HEAD - Holy Snappers (Beastie Boys)
Two (relatively) new labels that are rockin' the underground scene lately are New Morality Zine and Sunday Drive Records, pay them a visit to fill your urge for more quality melodic music.
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