shoegaze

Rolo Tomassi have had a varied musical journey, from glitchy hardcore to post metal and mathcore to the edge of shoegaze and dream pop. Their latest release is, in my eyes, not only the inevitable culmination of all their influences and past releases, but also a triumphant new chapter...

The recently reformed shoegaze heroes arrive in Nottingham’s Rock City twenty four years after their last visit to play their seminal debut album, Nowhere, in full. It was announced shortly before the tour that there would, in fact, be no support band and Ride would play two sets –...

Flowers and Sepia Sun make for unlikely stage partners; one band pursuing the sublime potential of vocals, the other throwing the role of vocals out the window. But if style is completely ignored the gap quickly narrows, when playing The Cookie together each act managed to achieve a level...

Alvvays, with their tour buddies Moon King, are finally on British shores. Armed with emotional hearts and thick rimmed specs, the band took on a sold out Bodega. Support came from Moon King, whose jangly guitars added a surprisingly refreshing touch to the current fad of psych-rock. With a pixie-looking lead...

Tonight is only the third night of The Twilight Sad’s extensive tour, with some dates in the UK followed by a number in the US. It’s also been a long time since the band has played Nottingham. Starting off the night was fellow Glaswegians, the three-piece Errors who warmed...