Belong “Common Era” (2011)

Belong’s “Common Era” is a masterpiece of shoegaze from 2011, so 20 years after My Bloody Valentine breakthrough, what an … More

Neil Young “Weld” (1991)

The Neil Young answer to grunge (Nirvana etc) has been this “Weld” album in 1991 and what an answer! It … More

Portishead “Portishead” (1997)

Just a masterpiece of goth dark synth rock

DIIV, Paradiso, Dec24

Metz, Toekomstmuziek, Nov24

What Is Shoegaze

There was a time when shoegaze was not shoegaze but “noisy pop”. When looking back at these 1990 – 1992 … More

DIIV “Frog In Boiling Water” (2024)

I already know this is my preferred album this year, and we are only in June, what I didn’t know … More

The House Of Love “Babe Rainbow” (1992)

Eventually my preferred House Of Love album, strange as it is commonly know that it is not their best at … More

The Cure “The Head On The Door” (1985)

Not my preferred The Cure album at all, but another album of my preferred band ever, with great souvenirs of … More

Sade “Diamond Life” (1984)

A classic from… 1984, wow, time is passing so fast